Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

ActorCrew Sep 9 (died age 65) Soka, Saitama, Japan 1933–1971 (38 year career)

6.4 avg rating

Biography

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 …

Known For

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Captain Kanematsu

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Astronomer

Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

Engineer

Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds

King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

Translator

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

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Chûshingura

Chûshingura

The Mysterians

The Mysterians

Person at Board Meeting

Filmography

Acting (51)

Movies (51)

One of Those Things

One of Those Things

as Kawasaki

Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

as Engineer

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

as Astronomer

Interpol Code 8

Interpol Code 8

as Quyen

Chûshingura

Chûshingura

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

Marines, Let's Go

Marines, Let's Go

as Yoshida (Hotel Manager)

The Big Wave

The Big Wave

as Yukio's Father

The Wind Cannot Read

The Wind Cannot Read

as Lieutenant Nakamura

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Captain Kanematsu

The Mysterians

The Mysterians

as Person at Board Meeting

Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds

Three Stripes in the Sun

Three Stripes in the Sun

as Father Yoshida (as Henry Okawa)

All of Myself

All of Myself

as Kadokura

土曜日の天使

土曜日の天使

Ghost Man

Ghost Man

The Eagle of the Pacific

The Eagle of the Pacific

as (uncredited)

A Ripple in a Morning

A Ripple in a Morning

Lil's Return from Shanghai

as Takada

Geisha Girl

Geisha Girl

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

as Kayama

Tokyo File 212

Tokyo File 212

The Dawn of Freedom

The Dawn of Freedom

as Sub Corporal Ikema Ishihara

Sky of Hope

Sky of Hope

as Okada

Wings of Victory

Wings of Victory

The Man Who Waited

The Man Who Waited

Bouquet of the South Seas

Bouquet of the South Seas

as Harada, pilot

Shanghai Moon

Shanghai Moon

Mother of the Red Hands

Mother of the Red Hands

Keshô yuki

Keshô yuki

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

Wedding Day

Wedding Day

A Sister's Promise

A Sister's Promise

as Hideo Nogami

Blizzard Ronin

Blizzard Ronin

Easy Alley

Easy Alley

Ichiyo Higuchi

Numazu Officer School

Numazu Officer School

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

as Matsuzaki

Learn from Experience, Part Two

Learn from Experience, Part Two

Learn from Experience, Part One

Learn from Experience, Part One

A Woman's Sorrows

A Woman's Sorrows

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

as Ogawa

The Road I Travel with You

The Road I Travel with You

as Asaji Amanuma

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

as Aoyama

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

as Seiji (Kimiko's boyfriend)

The Girl in the Rumor

The Girl in the Rumor

as Shintaro

Drifting

Drifting

as Sankichi

Five Men in a Circus

Five Men in a Circus

as Kokichi

Romantic and Crazy

Romantic and Crazy

as Count

Tipsy Life

Tipsy Life

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

Translator

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Translator