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Johnny Ōkura(1952-2014)

  • Actor
  • Composer
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Johnny Ōkura was born on 3 September 1952 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor and composer, known for Chinpira (1984), Distant Thunder (1981) and Boiling Point (1990). He died on 19 November 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornSeptember 3, 1952
DiedNovember 19, 2014(62)
BornSeptember 3, 1952
DiedNovember 19, 2014(62)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Chinpira (1984)
Chinpira
7.2
  • Michio Umezawa(as Johnny Okura)
  • 1984
Distant Thunder (1981)
Distant Thunder
6.8
  • Hirotsugu Nakamori(as Johnny Ôkura)
  • 1981
Boiling Point (1990)
Boiling Point
6.8
  • Minamizaka(as Johnny Okura)
  • 1990
David Bowie, Takeshi Kitano, Tom Conti, Ryūichi Sakamoto, and Jack Thompson in Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
7.2
  • Kanemoto(as Johnny Ohkura)
  • 1983

Credits

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Actor

  • Waru: kanketsu-hen (2006)
    Waru: kanketsu-hen
    6.0
    Video
    • (as Johnny Okura)
    • 2006
  • Waru (2006)
    Waru
    5.2
    • (as Johnny Okura)
    • 2006
  • Run 2 U (2003)
    Run 2 U
    4.6
    • 2003
  • Riki Takeuchi in Jitsuroku Yanagawa-gumi Jiro Yanagawa Densetsu - kanketsu (2002)
    Jitsuroku Yanagawa-gumi Jiro Yanagawa Densetsu - kanketsu
    6.1
    • (as Johnny Okura)
    • 2002
  • Kiyoshi Nakajoe in Gunro no keifu 4 (1999)
    Gunro no keifu 4
    Video
    • (as Johnny Ôkura)
    • 1999
  • Kiyoshi Nakajoe in Gunro no keifu 5 (1999)
    Gunro no keifu 5
    Video
    • (as Johnny Ôkura)
    • 1999
  • Japan Kyokudo History: The Legion of Ambition (1999)
    Japan Kyokudo History: The Legion of Ambition
    • (as Johnny Ôkura)
    • 1999
  • XX: Beautiful Hunter (1994)
    XX: Beautiful Hunter
    5.4
    Video
    • Ito (as Johnny Okura)
    • 1994
  • Bakusô Trucker Gundan 5 (1994)
    Bakusô Trucker Gundan 5
    Video
    • (as Johnny Okura)
    • 1994
  • Kawachi zankyo-den: Shamo (1992)
    Kawachi zankyo-den: Shamo
    • (as Johnny Ôkura)
    • 1992
  • Ippatsugyakuten!! Bakuso torakka gundan (1992)
    Ippatsugyakuten!! Bakuso torakka gundan
    Video
    • 1992
  • A Legend of Turmoil (1992)
    A Legend of Turmoil
    7.3
    • 1992
  • Gokudô sensô: Butôha (1991)
    Gokudô sensô: Butôha
    6.7
    • (as Johnny Ôkura)
    • 1991
  • Domain of Murder (1991)
    Domain of Murder
    • (as Johnny Okura)
    • 1991
  • The Kôsuke Kindaichi Series 13: The Village of the Eight Tomb
    TV Movie
    • Yôzo Tajimi
    • Hisaya Tajimi (as Johnny Okura)
    • 1991

Composer

  • Ihôjin no kawa (1975)
    Ihôjin no kawa
    • Composer
    • 1975

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Trailer 1:58
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Trailer 3:17
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Trailer 3:17
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Johnny Ohkura
  • Born
    • September 3, 1952
    • Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Died
    • November 19, 2014
    • Tokyo, Japan(pneumonia)

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