Heihachirō Ōkawa
Actor1905–1971· Soka, Saitama, Japan

Heihachirō Ōkawa

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)

53 acting credits

Acting · 53

The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.8
Film

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

Destroy All Monsters
6.9
Film

Destroy All Monsters

1968

Floating Clouds
7.7
Film

Floating Clouds

1955

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
7.0
Film

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964

Chûshingura
7.1
Film

Chûshingura

1962

The Mysterians
6.4
Film

The Mysterians

1957

The Eagle of the Pacific
7.8
Film

The Eagle of the Pacific

1953

Lil's Return from Shanghai
7.5
Film

Lil's Return from Shanghai

1952

Dancing Girl
6.4
Film

Dancing Girl

1951

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
6.6
Film

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

1938

Interpol Code 8
7.7
Film

Interpol Code 8

1963

All of Myself
Film

All of Myself

1954

The Girl in the Rumor
6.2
Film

The Girl in the Rumor

1935

Learn from Experience, Part Two
6.3
Film

Learn from Experience, Part Two

1937

Sky of Hope
8.0
Film

Sky of Hope

1942

The Man Who Waited
8.0
Film

The Man Who Waited

1942

Ghost Man
6.7
Film

Ghost Man

1954

The Dawn of Freedom
Film

The Dawn of Freedom

1944

Drifting
Film

Drifting

1935

Wings of Victory
6.8
Film

Wings of Victory

1942

Morning's Tree-Lined Street
6.7
Film

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

1936

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
Film

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

1962

Ichiyo Higuchi
8.0
Film

Ichiyo Higuchi

1939

A Ripple in a Morning
7.0
Film

A Ripple in a Morning

1952

A Woman's Sorrows
6.7
Film

A Woman's Sorrows

1937

The Big Wave
10.0
Film

The Big Wave

1961

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)
Film

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

1940

Wedding Day
Film

Wedding Day

1940

The Wind Cannot Read
6.4
Film

The Wind Cannot Read

1958

Tokyo File 212
5.1
Film

Tokyo File 212

1951

Keshô yuki
Film

Keshô yuki

1940

Five Men in a Circus
6.0
Film

Five Men in a Circus

1935

Bouquet of the South Seas
6.3
Film

Bouquet of the South Seas

1942

Blizzard Ronin
Film

Blizzard Ronin

1939

Shanghai Moon
8.0
Film

Shanghai Moon

1941

Tipsy Life
10.0
Film

Tipsy Life

1933

Brother and Sister
6.3
Film

Brother and Sister

1936

Learn from Experience, Part One
6.7
Film

Learn from Experience, Part One

1937

Romantic and Crazy
Film

Romantic and Crazy

1934

Easy Alley
10.0
Film

Easy Alley

1939

Three Stripes in the Sun
7.0
Film

Three Stripes in the Sun

1955

Mother of the Red Hands
Film

Mother of the Red Hands

1941

Numazu Officer School
7.0
Film

Numazu Officer School

1939

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
6.6
Film

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

1935

Wife! Be Like a Rose!
7.2
Film

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

1935

The Road I Travel with You
6.7
Film

The Road I Travel with You

1936

The Sisters' Agreement
Film

The Sisters' Agreement

1940

Geisha Girl
6.5
Film

Geisha Girl

1952

土曜日の天使
10.0
Film

土曜日の天使

1954

Love Express
Film

Love Express

1954

Marines, Let's Go
7.0
Film

Marines, Let's Go

1961

One of Those Things
9.0
Film

One of Those Things

1971

The Responsibility of Kissing
Film

The Responsibility of Kissing

1936

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