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Heihachirô Ôkawa(1905-1971)

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Heihachirô Ôkawa was born on 9 September 1905 in Soka, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Mysterians (1957) and Destroy All Monsters (1968). He died on 27 May 1971.
BornSeptember 9, 1905
DiedMay 27, 1971(65)
BornSeptember 9, 1905
DiedMay 27, 1971(65)
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Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
8.1
  • Captain Kanematsu(as Henry Okawa)
  • 1957
The Mysterians (1957)
The Mysterians
6.1
  • Person at Board Meeting
  • 1957
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Destroy All Monsters
6.4
  • Engineer(as Henry Okawa)
  • 1968
Jerry Itô, Tatsuya Mihashi, Kumi Mizuno, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô, Akiko Wakabayashi, and Ed Keane in Interpol Code 8 (1963)
Interpol Code 8
7.7
  • Quyen
  • 1963

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Actor

  • Hændeligt uheld (1971)
    Hændeligt uheld
    6.1
    • Kawasaki (as Henry Okawa)
    • 1971
  • Destroy All Monsters (1968)
    Destroy All Monsters
    6.4
    • Engineer (as Henry Okawa)
    • 1968
  • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
    6.5
    • Astronomer
    • 1964
  • Jerry Itô, Tatsuya Mihashi, Kumi Mizuno, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô, Akiko Wakabayashi, and Ed Keane in Interpol Code 8 (1963)
    Interpol Code 8
    7.7
    • Quyen
    • 1963
  • Chushingura (1962)
    Chushingura
    7.6
    • Kyûdayû Mase
    • 1962
  • Marines, Let's Go (1961)
    Marines, Let's Go
    4.5
    • Yoshida (hotel manager)
    • 1961
  • The Big Wave (1961)
    The Big Wave
    6.1
    • Yukio's Father
    • 1961
  • The Adventures of Sun Wukong (1959)
    The Adventures of Sun Wukong
    7.7
    • Suiran's Father (as Henri Okawa)
    • 1959
  • The Wind Cannot Read (1958)
    The Wind Cannot Read
    6.1
    • Lieutenant Nakamura (as Henry Okawa)
    • 1958
  • The Mysterians (1957)
    The Mysterians
    6.1
    • Person at Board Meeting
    • 1957
  • Stopover Tokyo (1957)
    Stopover Tokyo
    5.6
    • Lt. Afumi (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    The Bridge on the River Kwai
    8.1
    • Captain Kanematsu (as Henry Okawa)
    • 1957
  • Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)
    Three Stripes in the Sun
    6.6
    • Father Yoshida (as Henry Okawa)
    • 1955
  • Ai no rekishi
    • Clerk
    • 1955
  • Floating Clouds (1955)
    Floating Clouds
    7.6
    • Isha
    • 1955

Soundtrack

  • Ani imôto (1936)
    Ani imôto
    6.7
    • Soundtrack ("Frühlingslied")
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Heihachiro 'Henry' Okawa
  • Born
    • September 9, 1905
    • Soka, Japan
  • Died
    • May 27, 1971

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