Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Acting
Born 1905-09-09 - Died 1971-05-27Soka, Saitama, Japan

Biography

Heihachiro Okawa (Japanese: 大川 平八郎 Hepburn: Ōkawa Heihachirō, 9 September 1905 – 27 May 1971), also sometimes credited as Henry Okawa (ヘンリー大川), 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). (Wikkipedia)

Movies (55)

The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.8

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957Movie7.8
Destroy All Monsters
6.9

Destroy All Monsters

1968Movie6.9
One of Those Things
9.0

One of Those Things

1971Movie9.0
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
7.0

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964Movie7.0
The Mysterians
6.3

The Mysterians

1957Movie6.3
Floating Clouds
7.7

Floating Clouds

1955Movie7.7
Chûshingura
7.1

Chûshingura

1962Movie7.1
The Eagle of the Pacific
7.8

The Eagle of the Pacific

1953Movie7.8
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
6.6

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

1935Movie6.6
Learn from Experience, Part One
6.7

Learn from Experience, Part One

1937Movie6.7
The Responsibility of Kissing

The Responsibility of Kissing

1936Movie
Ichiyo Higuchi
8.0

Ichiyo Higuchi

1939Movie8.0
Geisha Girl
6.5

Geisha Girl

1952Movie6.5
The History of Love

The History of Love

1955Movie
Shanghai Moon
8.0

Shanghai Moon

1941Movie8.0
The Girl in the Rumor
6.2

The Girl in the Rumor

1935Movie6.2
A Ripple in a Morning
7.0

A Ripple in a Morning

1952Movie7.0
Wife! Be Like a Rose!
7.2

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

1935Movie7.2
Interpol Code 8
7.5

Interpol Code 8

1963Movie7.5
Lil's Return from Shanghai
7.5

Lil's Return from Shanghai

1952Movie7.5
Wings of Victory
6.8

Wings of Victory

1942Movie6.8
The Wind Cannot Read
6.4

The Wind Cannot Read

1958Movie6.4
Five Men in a Circus
6.0

Five Men in a Circus

1935Movie6.0
Love Express

Love Express

1954Movie
Ghost Man
6.7

Ghost Man

1954Movie6.7
Bouquet of the South Seas
6.3

Bouquet of the South Seas

1942Movie6.3
Tokyo File 212
5.1

Tokyo File 212

1951Movie5.1
The Big Wave
10.0

The Big Wave

1961Movie10.0
A Woman's Sorrows
6.7

A Woman's Sorrows

1937Movie6.7
Learn from Experience, Part Two
6.3

Learn from Experience, Part Two

1937Movie6.3
Three Stripes in the Sun
7.0

Three Stripes in the Sun

1955Movie7.0
Wedding Day

Wedding Day

1940Movie
Sky of Hope
8.0

Sky of Hope

1942Movie8.0
Dancing Girl
6.4

Dancing Girl

1951Movie6.4
The Man Who Waited
8.0

The Man Who Waited

1942Movie8.0
Mother of the Red Hands

Mother of the Red Hands

1941Movie
The Road I Travel with You
6.7

The Road I Travel with You

1936Movie6.7
Drifting

Drifting

1935Movie
Morning's Tree-Lined Street
6.7

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

1936Movie6.7
Tipsy Life
10.0

Tipsy Life

1933Movie10.0
All of Myself

All of Myself

1954Movie
Marines, Let's Go
7.0

Marines, Let's Go

1961Movie7.0
Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

1940Movie
The Dawn of Freedom

The Dawn of Freedom

1944Movie
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
6.6

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

1938Movie6.6
The Sisters' Agreement

The Sisters' Agreement

1940Movie
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
10.0

Husband Comes Home Every Suturday

1954Movie10.0
Odoriko nikki

Odoriko nikki

1934Movie
Numazu Officer School
7.0

Numazu Officer School

1939Movie7.0
Brother and Sister
6.3

Brother and Sister

1936Movie6.3
Romantic and Crazy

Romantic and Crazy

1934Movie
Blizzard Ronin

Blizzard Ronin

1939Movie
Keshô yuki

Keshô yuki

1940Movie
Easy Alley
10.0

Easy Alley

1939Movie10.0
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

1962Movie