Heihachirō Ōkawa

Acting

Heihachirō Ōkawa

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Heihachiro Okawa (Japanese: 大川 平八郎 Hepburn: Ōkawa Heihachirō, 9 September 1905 – 27 May 1971), also sometimes credited as Henry Okawa (ヘンリー大川), was a Japanese film actor active from the 1930s to 1971. With hopes of starting a business, he traveled to the United States in 1923 and studied at Columbia University. He also studied at the Paramount Studios acting school and eventually began working in Hollywood, appearing in films by Howard Hawks and William Wellman. He returned to Japan in 1933 and co-starred in the Photo Chemical Laboratories (PCL) film Horoyoi jinsei. He later appeared in foreign films under the name Henry Okawa. He is best known for Moyuru ōzora (1940), Dawn of Freedom (1944) Tokyo File 212 (1951), Floating Clouds (1955) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). (Wikkipedia)

Filmography

One of Those Things

One of Those Things

Film · 1971

Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

Film · 1968

King of the Raccoon Dogs

King of the Raccoon Dogs

Film · 1966

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Film · 1964

Interpol Code 8

Interpol Code 8

Film · 1963

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

Film · 1962

Chûshingura

Chûshingura

Film · 1962

Marines, Let's Go

Marines, Let's Go

Film · 1961

The Big Wave

The Big Wave

Film · 1961

The Wind Cannot Read

The Wind Cannot Read

Film · 1958

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Film · 1957

The Mysterians

The Mysterians

Film · 1957

Three Stripes in the Sun

Three Stripes in the Sun

Film · 1955

Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds

Film · 1955

The History of Love

The History of Love

Film · 1955

Ghost Man

Ghost Man

Film · 1954

All of Myself

All of Myself

Film · 1954

Husband Comes Home Every Suturday

Husband Comes Home Every Suturday

Film · 1954

Love Express

Love Express

Film · 1954

The Eagle of the Pacific

The Eagle of the Pacific

Film · 1953

Lil's Return from Shanghai

Lil's Return from Shanghai

Film · 1952

Geisha Girl

Geisha Girl

Film · 1952

A Ripple in a Morning

A Ripple in a Morning

Film · 1952

Tokyo File 212

Tokyo File 212

Film · 1951

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

Film · 1951

The Dawn of Freedom

The Dawn of Freedom

Film · 1944

The Man Who Waited

The Man Who Waited

Film · 1942

Wings of Victory

Wings of Victory

Film · 1942

Bouquet of the South Seas

Bouquet of the South Seas

Film · 1942

Sky of Hope

Sky of Hope

Film · 1942

Shanghai Moon

Shanghai Moon

Film · 1941

Mother of the Red Hands

Mother of the Red Hands

Film · 1941

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

Film · 1940

Keshô yuki

Keshô yuki

Film · 1940

Wedding Day

Wedding Day

Film · 1940

The Sisters' Agreement

The Sisters' Agreement

Film · 1940

Blizzard Ronin

Blizzard Ronin

Film · 1939

Easy Alley

Easy Alley

Film · 1939

Ichiyo Higuchi

Ichiyo Higuchi

Film · 1939

Numazu Officer School

Numazu Officer School

Film · 1939

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Film · 1938

Learn from Experience, Part Two

Learn from Experience, Part Two

Film · 1937

Learn from Experience, Part One

Learn from Experience, Part One

Film · 1937

A Woman's Sorrows

A Woman's Sorrows

Film · 1937

The Road I Travel with You

The Road I Travel with You

Film · 1936

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

Film · 1936

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

Film · 1936

The Responsibility of Kissing

The Responsibility of Kissing

Film · 1936

The Girl in the Rumor

The Girl in the Rumor

Film · 1935

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Film · 1935

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

Film · 1935

Five Men in a Circus

Five Men in a Circus

Film · 1935

Drifting

Drifting

Film · 1935

Romantic and Crazy

Romantic and Crazy

Film · 1934

Odoriko nikki

Odoriko nikki

Film · 1934

Tipsy Life

Tipsy Life

Film · 1933