Masumi Okada
Born: 1935-09-22 in Nice, France
Died: 2006-05-29
Known For: Acting
Biography
Masumi Okada (岡田眞澄, Okada Masumi, September 22, 1935 – May 29, 2006) was a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer. Also known by his nickname, "Fanfan", he was born in Nice, France, to a Japanese father, Minoru Okada, who was an artist, and a Danish mother, Ingeborg Sevaldsen, who was the sister of Eline Eriksen, the model for the "Mermaid of Copenhagen" and wife of the statue's sculptor, Edvard Eriksen. Masumi Okada was the younger of two sons; his older brother, Taibi "Erick" Okada, was also an actor and presenter—known professionally as E. H. Eric, he was the emcee for the Beatles' 1966 concert in Tokyo.
Filmography
2006
- Waru: The End
- Damejin as Nogiwa
- Proud Ambition 2
2005
2004
- Divorce Lawyer as Kichinosuke Konuma
- Izo as Chief of the Palace
2003
- Battle Royale II: Requiem ... (Producer)
2000
- Trick as Yamada's father
- Battle Royale ... (Producer)
1999
- Hakuchi: The Innocent as Head Manager
1997
- To Love as Professor
1995
- The Files of the Young Kindaichi as Junji Kazamatsuri
- The Hunted as Lt. Wadakura
- Getting Any? as Russian Actor
- Western-style Village Murder Case as Junji Kazamatsuri
1992
- Sometime, Somewhere as Ehara
1989
1988
- Kaito Ruby as Mr. Yamanouchi
- Goryokaku
- Umi e, See You as Ozaki
1986
- The Sea and Poison as Hattori
- 美人母娘3人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
1984
- 水曜ドラマスペシャル
- Sayonara Jupiter as Dr. Mohammed Mansur
1983
1982
1981
- Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie as Jose Mendosa
1980
- Shōgun as Brother Michael
- Four Seasons: Natsuko as Takahito Mori
- Miracle Girl
1978
- Winter's Flower as Shinkichi Mie
1977
- A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness as Keiko Tadokoro
1973
- Marco as Ti Wai
1972
1969
- Latitude Zero as Dr. Jules Masson
- Daring Girls
1968
- Living Skeleton as Father / Boss
- The Blazing Continent
1967
- My Sweetheart as The Johnnys' manager
- Japan's No. 1 Best Man
- The Return of the Filthy Seven
1965
- Love on the Rainbow as Shuhei Yuki
- Song of Dawn
1963
- Life of a Flower as Henry Heusken
- Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
- Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai as Mariusu
- Element of Surprise
1960
1959
1958
- The Perfect Game as Kazu Tomita
- Red Pier as Taabô
- Showdown in the Storm
- The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow as Morihiko Shirafuji
- Fangs of Night
- The Stars Know Everything as Goro Matsumura
- The Girl from Osaka
- Zoku fûfu hyakkei
- The Husband Wore the Apron
1957
- A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era as Kisuke
- Man Who Causes a Storm as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother
- Dancing Sisters as Tetsuo Izumi
- Streetlights as 小出英夫
- Devil Flesh as Billy
- Madam
1956
- Crazed Fruit as Frank
- Season of the Sun
- Lunar Eclipse
- Hungry Soul, Part II as Tachibana's Old Friend D
- Funny Friend: The Baby and Express
- Frankie the Milkman
1955
- Tales of Ginza as Mineo Akaishi
- The Green Music Box as Moon Prince