Deceased

When Did Heihachirō Ōkawa Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65

Also known asHenry Okawa, Ōkawa Heihachirō, Heihachirô 'Henry' Ôkawa, Хэйхатиро Окава, Хэйхатироо Оокава, هیهیچیرو اوکاواGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn09/09/1905Born inSoka, Saitama, JapanDied27/05/1971 (aged 65)Died inTokyoWikidataQ11336727 ↗TMDb#996689 ↗

Heihachiro Okawa , also 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.

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Filmography54 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1968	Destroy All MonstersMovie	Engineer	63
1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterMovie	Astronomer	59
1963	Interpol Code 8Movie	Quyen	58
1962	ChûshinguraMovie	—	57
1962	Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1Movie	—	57
1961	Marines, Let's GoMovie	Yoshida (Hotel Manager)	56
1961	The Big WaveMovie	Yukio's Father	56
1958	The Wind Cannot ReadMovie	Lieutenant Nakamura	53
1957	The MysteriansMovie	Person at Board Meeting	52
1957	The Bridge on the River KwaiMovie	Captain Kanematsu	52
1955	Three Stripes in the SunMovie	Father Yoshida (as Henry Okawa)	50
1955	Floating CloudsMovie	—	50
1955	The History of LoveMovie	—	50
1954	Husband Comes Home Every SuturdayMovie	—	49
1954	Ghost ManMovie	—	49
1954	All of MyselfMovie	Kadokura	49
1954	Love ExpressMovie	—	49
1953	The Eagle of the PacificMovie	(uncredited)	48
1952	Geisha GirlMovie	—	47
1952	A Ripple in a MorningMovie	—	47
1952	Lil's Return from ShanghaiMovie	Takada	47
1951	Dancing GirlMovie	Kayama	46
1951	Tokyo File 212Movie	—	46
1944	The Dawn of FreedomMovie	Sub Corporal Ikema Ishihara	39
1942	Wings of VictoryMovie	—	37
1942	Bouquet of the South SeasMovie	Harada, pilot	37
1942	The Man Who WaitedMovie	—	37
1942	Sky of HopeMovie	Okada	37
1941	Shanghai MoonMovie	—	36
1941	Mother of the Red HandsMovie	—	36
1940	The Sisters' AgreementMovie	Hideo Nogami	35
1940	Hikari to kage (Zenpen)Movie	—	35
1940	Keshô yukiMovie	—	35
1940	Wedding DayMovie	—	35
1939	Ichiyo HiguchiMovie	—	34
1939	Blizzard RoninMovie	—	34
1939	Numazu Officer SchoolMovie	—	34
1939	Easy AlleyMovie	—	34
1938	Tsuruhachi and TsurujiroMovie	Matsuzaki	33
1937	Learn from Experience, Part TwoMovie	—	32
1937	Learn from Experience, Part OneMovie	—	32
1937	A Woman's SorrowsMovie	—	32
1936	Brother and SisterMovie	—	31
1936	The Responsibility of KissingMovie	—	31
1936	Morning's Tree-Lined StreetMovie	Ogawa	31
1936	The Road I Travel with YouMovie	Asaji Amanuma	31
1935	The Girl in the RumorMovie	Shintaro	30
1935	Wife! Be Like a Rose!Movie	Seiji (Kimiko's boyfriend)	30
1935	DriftingMovie	Sankichi	30
1935	Three Sisters with Maiden HeartsMovie	Aoyama	30
1935	Five Men in a CircusMovie	Kokichi	30
1934	Romantic and CrazyMovie	Count	29
1934	Odoriko nikkiMovie	—	29
1933	Tipsy LifeMovie	—	28