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Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Actor · Died September 14, 1995, aged 75 · Choshi, Chiba, Japan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eiji Okada (13 June 1920 Chōshi, Chiba, Japan – 14 September 1995 Japan) was a Japanese film actor. Okada served in the Japanese army during World War II, and was a miner and traveling salesman before becoming an actor. Internationally, his best-remembered roles include Lui ("him," in French) in the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959), directed by Alain Resnais, and the entomologist Niki Junpei in Hiroshi Teshigahara's Woman in the Dunes (1964), an adaptation of Kōbō Abe's novel. Okada was married to Aiko Wasa, with whom he ran a theatre company in Japan. He died on September 14, 1995 of heart failure, at the age of 75. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eiji Okada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 13, 1920
Died
September 14, 1995 (aged 75)
From
Choshi, Chiba, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 149 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Eiji Okada's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
23%
Morality
19%
Bonds
19%
Self
18%
Power
15%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Trickster
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
8
Dread
3
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Haunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eiji Okada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Eiji Okada's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

149 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Secret Liaisons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The Stairway to the Distant Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as White Man

  • Traffic Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Masakichi Ono

  • Summer of the Lion Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Onihei Hankachō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Green Requiem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Spring Bell(1985)

    as Hachiro Ishimoto

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Agi, the Fury of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Omi-no-kami

  • 不倫　この愛が裁けますか (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Antarctica(1983)

    as Ozawa Taicho

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Akujo kamakiri(1983)

    as Taichi Dôjima

  • Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Kozo Hisamatsu

  • Cliff of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Kamikaze, the Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Crazed Fruit(1981)

    as Tôno, Chika's step father(東野保彦)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Magnitude 7.9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Professor Watanabe

  • A Woman Embraced by a Ghost: Departures from the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Dog of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Shuhei Agata

  • The Strangling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Yoshio Morikawa

  • Blood Type: Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Hyodo

  • The Beauty of the Black Narcissus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • August Without Emperor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Assistant General Tokunaga

  • Take Me Away! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Ryunosuke Tamaru

  • The Glacier Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Love and Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Ankokuji

  • Lost Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Professor Kamiyama

  • Utamaro's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Tanuma

  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Japanese Humanity and Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Yokomizo Seishi Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Gate of Youth Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Alaska Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Amaohka

  • Love in the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Stars and Storms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Permanent Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Cobra 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Kudo

  • Lullaby of the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Evangelist

  • Frozen River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Manhunt(1976)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Oretachi no Tabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • なつかしき海の歌 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kyukei no Koya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • I Am a Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Bunmei

  • Hadashi no seishun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • ESPY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Salabad

  • The Yakuza(1974)

    as Tono

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Scalpel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Kokubo

  • My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lawyer

  • Lady Snowblood(1973)

    as Gishirō Tsukamoto

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons(1973)

    as Shogen Wakita

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi's Conspiracy(1973)

    as Shinbei

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Killing Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Red Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mike Tachibana

  • Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Inoue Chikugonokami

  • Evil Spirits in the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Earth is Born Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mitsuo Iwashita

  • Dedicated Treasures of Horyuji-Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as (voice)

  • This Transient Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mori

  • Records of Bloodshed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Seiichiro Machida

  • Rebel Against Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Vixen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Nobuyuki Ishido

  • Bullet Wound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • 夕陽の恋人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Secret Information (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Toru Kijima

  • Devil in My Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Tattooed Temptress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Sands of Kurobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Gambler's Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Riichirô Maejima

  • The Will to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Portrait of Chieko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Tsubaki

  • The Rose Colored Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Director Iwamoto

  • The X from Outer Space(1967)

    as Dr. Kato

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rebellion of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Face of Another(1966)

    as The Boss

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Sky Full of Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Nagai

  • Japan's Most Chivalrous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Shuji Onoda

  • Pretty Devil Yoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Asai

  • Samurai Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Tatewaki Koriyama

  • Sanshiro Sugata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Gennosuke / Tesshin

  • Haigo no hito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Masaaki Izumida

  • The Scarlet Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Genjirô Maruume

  • My Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Emi Terunobu

  • Assassination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Lord Matsudaira

  • The Scent of Incense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Nozawa

  • Woman in the Dunes(1964)

    as Entomologist Niki Jumpei

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • She and He (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Eiichi Ishikawa

  • The Ugly American(1963)

    as Deong

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Rififi in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Danny Riquet

  • Restoration Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Yamanami Keisuke

  • Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Festival of Swordsmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kamio Shume

  • An Edo Magistrate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Shinran, Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Shinzo Murakami

  • Shinran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Hiroshima Mon Amour(1959)

    as Lui

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Hawk of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Fearless Opposition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Shimano

  • The Story of Pure Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Showdown in Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Kogoro Akechi

  • Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Kogoro Akechi

  • 恐怖の空中殺人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as 里見

  • The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kogoro Akechi

  • The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kogoro Akechi

  • The Chop Professor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Avalanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Five Paths to Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jun Mitani

  • Christ in Bronze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Hagiwara Yusa

  • Hirado Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Here Is a Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ensign Asakura

  • A Billionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Monta

  • Hana to hatō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The End of a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Leutnant Guni Hanata

  • Hiroshima(1953)

    as Kitagawa

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • At the End of the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Tower of Lilies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Teacher Tamai

  • Vacuum Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Second Lieutenant Okamoto

  • Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Shinjiro Hirai

  • A Ripple in a Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Reporter Saeki

  • The Yamabiko School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Karate Sanshiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Stormy Era of Twenty Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Love Letter Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Weeping Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ryuji

  • Escape Between Midnight and Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Kenjū no mae ni tatsu haha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • White Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Till We Meet Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Saburo Tajima

  • A Woman's Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 149 titles from 1949 to 1995; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

$140K worldwide

Highest rated

Woman in the Dunes (1964)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19491995

Peak 1963 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting149 of 149: 149 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score90th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s40 · acting1960s42 · acting1970s44 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s5 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
5368

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Eiji Okada's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of the 14 of 15 with a score; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Crazed Fruit (1981)

57th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Woman in the Dunes (1964)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Eiji Okada's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Eiji Okada work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eiji Okada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kyôko Kishida shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers