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Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Acting·1935–2006·90 films

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

Filmography

The Hunted
The Hunted (1995)Lt. Wadakura
Izo
Izo (2004)Chief of the Palace
Getting Any?
Getting Any? (1995)Russian Actor
Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit (1956)Frank
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)Kisuke
Living Skeleton
Living Skeleton (1968)Father / Boss
Latitude Zero
Latitude Zero (1969)Dr. Jules Masson
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie (1981)Jose Mendosa
The Sea and Poison
The Sea and Poison (1986)Hattori
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977)Keiko Tadokoro
Kaito Ruby
Kaito Ruby (1988)Mr. Yamanouchi
Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza (1955)Mineo Akaishi
Sayonara Jupiter
Sayonara Jupiter (1984)Dr. Mohammed Mansur
Man Who Causes a Storm
Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)Shinsuke, Miyako's brother
Hungry Soul, Part II
Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)Tachibana's Old Friend D
Hakuchi: The Innocent
Hakuchi: The Innocent (1999)Head Manager
Four Seasons: Natsuko
Four Seasons: Natsuko (1980)Takahito Mori
The Lovelorn Geisha
The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)
The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game (1958)Kazu Tomita
Winter's Flower
Winter's Flower (1978)Shinkichi Mie
Season of the Sun
Season of the Sun (1956)
Red Pier
Red Pier (1958)Taabô
Daring Girls
Daring Girls (1969)
To Love
To Love (1997)Professor
cf Girl
cf Girl (1989)
The Sand City in Manchuria
The Sand City in Manchuria (1960)Rosuki
Passport to Darkness
Passport to Darkness (1959)
Frankie the Milkman
Frankie the Milkman (1956)
Jingi
Jingi (1991)
The Key
The Key (1983)
Umi e, See You
Umi e, See You (1988)Ozaki
Damejin
Damejin (2006)Nogiwa
The Green Music Box
The Green Music Box (1955)Moon Prince
Fangs of Night
Fangs of Night (1958)
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow (1970)
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow (1958)Morihiko Shirafuji
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
Japan's No. 1 Best Man (1967)
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963)Mariusu
Marco
Marco (1973)Ti Wai
Pacific Porters
Pacific Porters (1961)
The Blazing Continent
The Blazing Continent (1968)
Windy Street
Windy Street (1959)Hideo Mayama
Adorable Flowers
Adorable Flowers (1959)
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends (1964)
The Return of the Filthy Seven
The Return of the Filthy Seven (1967)
Anything Goes Three Dolls' Way
Anything Goes Three Dolls' Way (1960)
Showdown in the Storm
Showdown in the Storm (1958)
Goryokaku
Goryokaku (1988)
Dancing Sisters
Dancing Sisters (1957)Tetsuo Izumi
Woman His Prey
Woman His Prey (1972)
Waru: The End
Waru: The End (2006)
Yakyuukyou no Uta
Yakyuukyou no Uta (1985)
Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai
Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai (1960)McLane
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER (1991)
I Will Challenge
I Will Challenge (1959)
My Sweetheart
My Sweetheart (1967)The Johnnys' manager
Fan of Hong Kong star
Fan of Hong Kong star (2002)
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960)
Gun Number Zero
Gun Number Zero (1959)
Love on the Rainbow
Love on the Rainbow (1965)Shuhei Yuki
Song of Dawn
Song of Dawn (1965)
Devil Flesh
Devil Flesh (1957)Billy
The Guitarist and the Rancher
The Guitarist and the Rancher (1960)
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush (1960)
Sometime, Somewhere
Sometime, Somewhere (1992)Ehara
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (1963)
Vampire Dracula appears in Kobe
Vampire Dracula appears in Kobe (1979)
Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon
Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon (1961)
Knock Down
Knock Down (1960)
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse (1956)
Immoral Lecture
Immoral Lecture (1959)
Streetlights
Streetlights (1957)小出英夫
Crazy Jailbreak
Crazy Jailbreak (1959)Kunio Iwakami
Element of Surprise
Element of Surprise (1963)
美人母娘3人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
美人母娘3人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ (1986)
Her Name Was Sakura
Her Name Was Sakura (1959)
The 6th Suspect
The 6th Suspect (1960)Michiya Fujimura
Zoku fûfu hyakkei
Zoku fûfu hyakkei (1958)
The Stars Know Everything
The Stars Know Everything (1958)Goro Matsumura
Proud Ambition 2
Proud Ambition 2 (2006)
六三制愚連隊
六三制愚連隊 (1960)
Akagawa Jiro's Vampire is Coming of Age
Akagawa Jiro's Vampire is Coming of Age (1985)
The Husband Wore the Apron
The Husband Wore the Apron (1958)
Western-style Village Murder Case
Western-style Village Murder Case (1995)Junji Kazamatsuri
おヤエの家つき女中
おヤエの家つき女中 (1959)
Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero (1959)
Masked Woman
Masked Woman (1959)
Proud Ambition 3
Proud Ambition 3 (2005)
Trick Haha no Izumi Hen Cho Kanzen Ban
Trick Haha no Izumi Hen Cho Kanzen Ban (2013)
Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru
Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru (1959)