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- Eiji Okada was born on June 13, 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 September 14, 1995 in Japan.
- SpouseWasa, Aiko
- He couldn't speak French while shooting Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) and learned his lines phonetically.
- He was a supporter of the Japanese Communist Party.
- Marlon Brando personally chose Okada for a co-starring role in his 1963 political potboiler "The Ugly American." This would be Okada's only Hollywood film.
- Japanese star whose success in the masterpiece "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" (1960) allowed him to break out internationally in the 60s.
- Broke traditional Japanese "fierce samurai" stereotypes with more haunting, sensitive, even comical performances in the 50s and 60s.
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