, also sometimes credited as , 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

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. He also studied at the

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acting school and eventually began working in Hollywood, appearing in films by

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." A v ...

and

William Wellman William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and military pilot. He was known for his work in crime, adventure, and action genre films, often focusing on avi ...

. 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 ''Tokyo File 212'' (Japanese: ) is a 1951 spy film directed by and . George Breakston wrote the film's script and co-produced it with Dorrell McGowan jointly under the banner of their newly formed Breakston–McGowan Productions and Japanese ...

'' (1951), ''

Floating Clouds is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on the novel of the same name by Japanese writer Fumiko Hayashi, published just before her death in 1951. The film received numerous national awards upon its release and remai ...

'' (1955) and ''

The Bridge on the River Kwai ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle. Although the film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943, the pl ...

'' (1957).

Partial filmography

* (1933) - Asao * (1933) * (1934) * (1934) * (1934) * (1934) * (1935) *'' Three Sisters With Maiden Hearts'' (1935) - Aoyama *''

Wife! Be Like a Rose! ''Wife! Be Like a Rose!'' ''Kimiko'' ( ja, 妻よ薔薇のやうに, Tsuma yo bara no yô ni) is a 1935 Japanese comedy drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on the shinpa play ''Futari tsuma'' (二人妻, lit. ''Two Wives'') by Mino ...

'' (1935) - Seiji, Kimiko's boyfriend * (1935) - Kokichi *'' The Girl in the Rumor'' (1935) - Shintaro * (1936) - Student, Obata * (1936) - Asaji Amanuma * (1936) * (1936) - Ogawa * (1937) * (1937) * (1937) * (1937) * (1937) * (1938) * (1938) * (1938) - Matsuzaki * (1938) * (1939) - Gengo Ôtaka * (1939) * (1939) * (1940) * (1940) * (1940) * (1940) - Shinjiro Ine's husband * (1941) - Takeshi Yoshino * (1942) * ''The Sky of Hope'' (1942) - Okada * (1942) * (1942) - Harada, pilot * (1942) * (1944) *''

'' (1951) *''

Oriental Evil ''Oriental Evil'' is a 1951 American drama film directed and produced by George Breakston and starring Martha Hyer and Tetsu Nakamura. Plot Sheryl Banning, an American woman, has come to Tokyo to seek information on why her brother killed hims ...

'' (1951) * (1951) - Koyama * (1952) - Takada * (1952) *'' Geisha Girl'' (1952) - Police Inspector *''

Eagle of the Pacific , also known as ''Operation Kamikaze'', is a 1953 Japanese epic film, epic war film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film dramatizes the start of Japan's military action in World War II, with an emphasis on th ...

'' (1953) * (1954) * (1954) * (1954) *''

'' (1955) - Isha * (1955) - Clerk *''

Three Stripes in the Sun ''Three Stripes in the Sun'' is a 1955 American war film directed by Richard Murphy and starring Aldo Ray, Philip Carey and Dick York. It is a story of an American sergeant stationed in Japan after World War II who falls for a local girl. Plot ...

'' (1955) - Father Yoshida *''

'' (1957) - Captain Kanematsu *''

Stopover Tokyo ''Stopover Tokyo'' is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Richard L. Breen and starring Robert Wagner, Joan Collins, Edmond O'Brien and Ken Scott. Filmed in Japan in CinemaScope, the film is set in Tokyo and follows a US counterint ...

'' (1957) - Lt. Afumi (uncredited) *''

The Mysterians is a 1957 Japanese tokusatsu science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film begins with a giant fissure destroying an entire village. This leads to an investigation whereby the source is discov ...

'' (1957) - Person at Board Meeting *''

The Wind Cannot Read ''The Wind Cannot Read'' is a 1958 British drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde, Yoko Tani, Ronald Lewis and John Fraser. It was based on the 1946 novel by Richard Mason, who also wrote the screenplay. Songwriter Pet ...

'' (1958) - Lt. Nakamura * ''The Road to the West'' (1959) *'' The Big Wave'' (1961) - Yukio's Father *''

Marines, Let's Go ''Marines, Let's Go'' is a 1961 CinemaScope DeLuxe Color Korean War film about three Marine buddies (Tom Tryon, David Hedison and Tom Reese) on shore leave in Japan and at war in Korea. It was produced and directed by Raoul Walsh, who also wrote ...

'' (1961) - Yoshida (hotel manager) * (1962) - Kyûdayû Mase * (1963) - Quyen *''

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster is a 1964 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the fifth film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and was the second ''Godzilla'' film produced ...

'' (1964) - Astronomer *''

Destroy All Monsters is a 1968 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film, which was produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, is the ninth film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and features eleven monster ...

'' (1968) - Engineer *''Hændeligt uheld'' (1971) - Kawasaki (final film role)

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* 1905 births 1971 deaths Actors from Saitama Prefecture Japanese male film actors Columbia University alumni Place of death unknown {{Japan-film-actor-stub