
Acting
Heihachirō Ōkawa
1905 · Soka, Saitama, Japan
30 films
Bio
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.
Filmography

The Bridge on the River Kwai
Captain Kanematsu

One of Those Things
Kawasaki

Frankenstein Conquers the World
Translator

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Astronomer

Destroy All Monsters
Engineer

The History of Love

King Kong Escapes
Translator

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
Aoyama

Wife! Be Like a Rose!
Seiji (Kimiko's boyfriend)

The Responsibility of Kissing

Floating Clouds

Chûshingura