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Eiji Okada(1920-1995)

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Kyôko Kishida, Kōji Mitsui, and Eiji Okada in Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. They eventually leave Antarctica, only to return to search for the dogs inadvertently marooned there.
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Antarctica (1983)
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Eiji Okada was born on 13 June 1920 in Chiba, Japan. He was an actor, known for Woman in the Dunes (1964), Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) and The Boy Detectives Club - The Iron Fiend (1957). He was married to Wasa, Aiko. He died on 14 September 1995 in Japan.
BornJune 13, 1920
DiedSeptember 14, 1995(75)
BornJune 13, 1920
DiedSeptember 14, 1995(75)
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Known for

Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Woman in the Dunes
8.4
  • Entomologist Niki Jumpei
  • 1964
Eiji Okada and Emmanuelle Riva in Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Hiroshima Mon Amour
7.8
  • Lui
  • 1959
The Boy Detectives Club - The Iron Fiend
8.2
  • Kogoro Akechi
  • 1957
Shônen tantei-dan: Dai ni bu: Nijû mensô no akuma
7.1
  • Kogoro Akechi
  • 1956

Credits

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Actor

  • Hitodenashi no koi (1995)
    Hitodenashi no koi
    7.6
    • 1995
  • The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
    The Stairway to the Distant Past
    6.9
    • White man
    • 1995
  • Chiroru no banka (1992)
    Chiroru no banka
    8.0
    TV Series
    • 1992
  • Kenny G, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Hitomi Kuroki, Junko Takarada, and Shingo Yuzawa in Traffic Jam (1991)
    Traffic Jam
    7.0
    • Ichimatsu, Grandfather
    • 1991
  • Heat Wave (1991)
    Heat Wave
    6.6
    • Masakichi Ono
    • 1991
  • Summer of the Lion Kings (1991)
    Summer of the Lion Kings
    5.1
    • Kazumichi Sakagami
    • 1991
  • Green Requiem (1988)
    Green Requiem
    • Zenichiro Okada
    • 1988
  • Oedipus no yaiba (1986)
    Oedipus no yaiba
    • Shunsuke's uncle
    • 1986
  • Spring Bell (1985)
    Spring Bell
    6.6
    • Hachiro Ishimoto
    • 1985
  • Agi, the Fury of Evil (1984)
    Agi, the Fury of Evil
    5.9
    • 1984
  • Ikiru
    TV Series
    • 1983
  • Akujo kamakiri (1983)
    Akujo kamakiri
    • Taichi Dôjima
    • 1983
  • Takeshi Kusaka, Shigeru Kôyama, Masako Natsume, Keiko Oginome, Eiji Okada, Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, and Sō Yamamura in Antarctica (1983)
    Antarctica
    7.6
    • Chief Ozawa
    • 1983
  • W no higeki (1983)
    W no higeki
    TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey (1982)
    Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
    • 1982

Soundtrack

  • Mother (1952)
    Mother
    7.5
    • Soundtrack ("O sole mio")
    • 1952
  • Asa no hamon (1952)
    Asa no hamon
    5.9
    • performer: "Minato ga mieru oka" (Hill with harbor view)
    • 1952

Videos4

Trailer
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Trailer
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
Trailer 2:12
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
Trailer 2:12
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
The Ugly American
Trailer 3:01
The Ugly American
Woman in the Dunes
Trailer 3:06
Woman in the Dunes

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Okada Eiji
  • Born
    • June 13, 1920
    • Chiba, Japan
  • Died
    • September 14, 1995
    • Japan(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Wasa, Aiko
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He couldn't speak French while shooting Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) and learned his lines phonetically.

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