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Acting
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada is best known for Onihei Hankachō, Yokomizo Seishi Series, Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu and Oretachi no Tabi. Eiji Okada was born on June 13, 1920. Eiji Okada died on September 14, 1995 at the age of 75.
- Born
- June 13, 1920
- Place of birth
- Choshi, Chiba, Japan
- Died
- September 14, 1995 (75 years old)
Biography
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Eiji Okada (13 June 1920 Chōshi, Chiba, Japan – 14 September 1995 Japan) was a Japanese film actor. Okada served in the Japanese army during World War II, and was a miner and traveling salesman before becoming an actor.
Internationally, his best-remembered roles include Lui ("him," in French) in the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959), directed by Alain Resnais, and the entomologist Niki Junpei in Hiroshi Teshigahara's Woman in the Dunes (1964), an adaptation of Kōbō Abe's novel.
Okada was married to Aiko Wasa, with whom he ran a theatre company in Japan. He died on September 14, 1995 of heart failure, at the age of 75.
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Eiji Okada (13 June 1920 Chōshi, Chiba, Japan – 14 September 1995 Japan) was a Japanese film actor. Okada served in the Japanese army during World War II, and was a miner and traveling salesman before becoming an actor.
Internationally, his best-remembered roles include Lui ("him," in French) in the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959), directed by Alain Resnais, and the entomologist Niki Junpei in Hiroshi Teshigahara's Woman in the Dunes (1964), an adaptation of Kōbō Abe's novel.
Okada was married to Aiko Wasa, with whom he ran a theatre company in Japan. He died on September 14, 1995 of heart failure, at the age of 75.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Eiji Okada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Frequently asked questions
What movies and shows has Eiji Okada been in?
Eiji Okada is best known for Onihei Hankachō, Yokomizo Seishi Series, Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu and Oretachi no Tabi.
When was Eiji Okada born?
Eiji Okada was born on June 13, 1920. (Choshi, Chiba, Japan)
How old is Eiji Okada?
Eiji Okada died on September 14, 1995 at the age of 75.
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