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
- Battle Royale ... (Producer)
- Trick as Yamada's father
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
- Umi e, See You as Ozaki
- Goryokaku
1986
- 美人母娘3人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
- The Sea and Poison as Hattori
1984
- Sayonara Jupiter as Dr. Mohammed Mansur
- 水曜ドラマスペシャル
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
- Daring Girls
- Latitude Zero as Dr. Jules Masson
1968
- Living Skeleton as Father / Boss
- The Blazing Continent
1967
- The Return of the Filthy Seven
- My Sweetheart as The Johnnys' manager
- Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1965
- Song of Dawn
- Love on the Rainbow as Shuhei Yuki
1963
- Element of Surprise
- Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
- Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai as Mariusu
- Life of a Flower as Henry Heusken
1960
1959
1958
- The Girl from Osaka
- 続夫婦百景
- Red Pier as Taabô
- Fangs of Night
- The Perfect Game as Kazu Tomita
- Showdown in the Storm
- The Stars Know Everything as Goro Matsumura
- The Husband Wore the Apron
- The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow as Morihiko Shirafuji
1957
- Man Who Causes a Storm as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother
- A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era as Kisuke
- Dancing Sisters as Tetsuo Izumi
- Madam
- Streetlights as 小出英夫
- Nikutai no hankō as Billy
1956
- Crazed Fruit as Frank
- Frankie the Milkman
- Season of the Sun
- Hungry Soul, Part II as Tachibana's Old Friend D
- Funny Friend: The Baby and Express
- Lunar Eclipse
1955
- The Green Music Box as Moon Prince
- Tales of Ginza as Mineo Akaishi