- 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.
- Founded a theatre company with actress wife Aiko Wada.
- Studied at Keio University.
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