Henry Okawa

Name: Henry Okawa
Native name: 大川平八郎
Also Known as: Henry Okawa, Okawa Heihachirou, Ōkawa Heihachirō
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: September 9, 1905
Died: May 27, 1971

Okawa Heihachiro was a Japanese film actor active from the 1930s to 1971. With hopes of starting a business, he traveled to the United States in 1923 and studied at Columbia University. He also studied at the Paramount Studios acting school and eventually began working in Hollywood, appearing in films by Howard Hawks and William Wellman. He returned to Japan in 1933 and co-starred in the Photo Chemical Laboratories (PCL) film Horoyoi jinsei. He later appeared in foreign films under the name Henry Okawa.

He is best known for Moyuru Ōzora (1940), Dawn of Freedom (1944), Tokyo File 212 (1951), Floating Clouds (1955) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

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Year	Title	Role	Rating
1968	Destroy All Monsters Japanese Movie, 1968, [Engineer] (Support Role)	[Engineer] Support Role	6.8
1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Japanese Movie, 1964, [Astronomer] (Support Role)	[Astronomer] Support Role	7.1
1962	Chushingura Japanese Movie, 1962, Mase Kyudayu (Support Role)	Mase Kyudayu Support Role	7.5
1957	The Mysterians Japanese Movie, 1957, [Person at board meeting] (Bit part)	[Person at board meeting] Bit part	6.8
1955	Floating Clouds Japanese Movie, 1955, Dr. Higa (Support Role)	Dr. Higa Support Role	7.5
1953	Eagle of the Pacific Japanese Movie, 1953, [Secretary to the US Minister] (Support Role)	[Secretary to the US Minister] Support Role	6.9
1951	Maihime Japanese Movie, 1951, Koyama (Support Role)	Koyama Support Role	7.5
1942	A Triumph of Wings Japanese Movie, 1942, (Unknown)	Unknown	2.0
1940	Onna no Machi Japanese Movie, 1940, Asaba Shinjiro (Main Role)	Asaba Shinjiro Main Role	0.0
1939	Nonki Yokocho Japanese Movie, 1939, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1939	Ronin Fubuki Japanese Movie, 1939, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1938	Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro Japanese Movie, 1938, Matsuzaki (Support Role)	Matsuzaki Support Role	7.0
1937	Learn from Experience Part II Japanese Movie, 1937, Hayakawa Tatsuo (Support Role)	Hayakawa Tatsuo Support Role	6.9
1937	Learn from Experience Part I Japanese Movie, 1937, Hayakawa Tatsuo (Support Role)	Hayakawa Tatsuo Support Role	6.9
1937	Hokushi no Sora wo Tsuku Japanese Movie, 1937, Hasegawa Makoto (Support Role)	Hasegawa Makoto Support Role	0.0
1937	A Woman's Sorrows Japanese Movie, 1937, Masuda Toshio (Support Role)	Masuda Toshio Support Role	7.3
1936	Morning's Tree-Lined Street Japanese Movie, 1936, Ogawa (Main Role)	Ogawa Main Role	6.0
1936	The Road I Travel with You Japanese Movie, 1936, Amanuma Asaji (Main Role)	Amanuma Asaji Main Role	7.3
1936	Older Brother, Younger Sister Japanese Movie, 1936, Obata (Support Role)	Obata Support Role	0.0
1935	The Girl in the Rumor Japanese Movie, 1935, Shintaro (Support Role)	Shintaro Support Role	7.7
1935	Five Men in a Circus Japanese Movie, 1935, Kokichi (Main Role)	Kokichi Main Role	8.0
1935	Wife! Be Like a Rose! Japanese Movie, 1935, Seiji (Support Role)	Seiji Support Role	7.3
1935	Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts Japanese Movie, 1935, Aoyama (Support Role)	Aoyama Support Role	7.2
1934	Enoken no Seishun Suikoden Japanese Movie, 1934, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1934	Sakura Ondo Namida no Haha Japanese Movie, 1934, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1933	Junjo no Miyako Japanese Movie, 1933, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1933	Ongaku Kigeki: Horoyohi Jinsei Japanese Movie, 1933, Asao (Main Role)	Asao Main Role	0.0

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