Heihachiro Okawa

Henry Okawa

  • Name: Henry Okawa
  • Native name: 大川平八郎
  • Also Known as: Henry Okawa, Okawa Heihachirou, Ōkawa Heihachirō
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: September 9, 1905
  • Died: May 27, 1971
Okawa Heihachiro 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).

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Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1968 Destroy All Monsters
Japanese Movie, 1968,
[Engineer] (Support Role)
[Engineer]
Support Role
6.8
1964 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Japanese Movie, 1964,
[Astronomer] (Support Role)
[Astronomer]
Support Role
7.2
1962 Chushingura
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Mase Kyudayu (Support Role)
Mase Kyudayu
Support Role
7.5
1957 The Mysterians
Japanese Movie, 1957,
[Person at board meeting] (Bit part)
[Person at board meeting]
Bit part
6.8
1955 Floating Clouds
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Dr. Higa (Support Role)
Dr. Higa
Support Role
7.6
1953 Eagle of the Pacific
Japanese Movie, 1953,
[Secretary to the US Minister] (Support Role)
[Secretary to the US Minister]
Support Role
6.9
1951 Maihime
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Koyama (Support Role)
Koyama
Support Role
7.5
1942 A Triumph of Wings
Japanese Movie, 1942,
(Unknown)
Unknown
2.0
1940 Onna no Machi
Japanese Movie, 1940,
Asaba Shinjiro (Main Role)
Asaba Shinjiro
Main Role
0.0
1939 Nonki Yokocho
Japanese Movie, 1939,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1939 Ronin Fubuki
Japanese Movie, 1939,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1938 Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Japanese Movie, 1938,
Matsuzaki (Support Role)
Matsuzaki
Support Role
7.0
1937 Learn from Experience Part II
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Hayakawa Tatsuo (Support Role)
Hayakawa Tatsuo
Support Role
6.9
1937 Learn from Experience Part I
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Hayakawa Tatsuo (Support Role)
Hayakawa Tatsuo
Support Role
6.9
1937 Hokushi no Sora wo Tsuku
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Hasegawa Makoto (Support Role)
Hasegawa Makoto
Support Role
0.0
1937 A Woman's Sorrows
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Masuda Toshio (Support Role)
Masuda Toshio
Support Role
7.3
1936 Morning's Tree-Lined Street
Japanese Movie, 1936,
Ogawa (Main Role)
Ogawa
Main Role
6.0
1936 The Road I Travel with You
Japanese Movie, 1936,
Amanuma Asaji (Main Role)
Amanuma Asaji
Main Role
7.3
1936 Older Brother, Younger Sister
Japanese Movie, 1936,
Obata (Support Role)
Obata
Support Role
0.0
1935 The Girl in the Rumor
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Shintaro (Support Role)
Shintaro
Support Role
7.7
1935 Five Men in a Circus
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Kokichi (Main Role)
Kokichi
Main Role
8.0
1935 Wife! Be Like a Rose!
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Seiji (Support Role)
Seiji
Support Role
7.3
1935 Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Aoyama (Support Role)
Aoyama
Support Role
7.2
1934 Enoken no Seishun Suikoden
Japanese Movie, 1934,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1934 Sakura Ondo Namida no Haha
Japanese Movie, 1934,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1933 Junjo no Miyako
Japanese Movie, 1933,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1933 Ongaku Kigeki: Horoyohi Jinsei
Japanese Movie, 1933,
Asao (Main Role)
Asao
Main Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Heihachiro
  • Family Name: Okawa
  • Native name: 大川平八郎
  • Also Known as: Henry Okawa, Okawa Heihachirou, Ōkawa Heihachirō
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: September 9, 1905
  • Died: May 27, 1971

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