Eiji Okada

岡田英次　/　おかだえいじ

Japanese film actor and editor of the postwar era

June 13, 1920 – September 14, 1995　・　Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

from Chiba Prefecture
Actor
Film Editor
Film Actor

My Take

I came to Eiji Okada the way a lot of people outside Japan probably did, through "Hiroshima mon amour," and honestly that quiet, wounded presence of his never left me. There's something disarming about him: he doesn't perform intensity at you, he just lets it sit behind the eyes, and you lean in. A 1920 kid from Choshi by the sea who made it through Keio and the war years and still chose acting feels like its own little epic to me. I love that he also worked as a film editor, because you can sense that craftsman's patience in how he holds a scene. He carries that old-cinema dignity that modern screens rarely manage. He passed in 1995, but watching him, I just want to sit still and pay attention.

Overview

Eiji Okada was a Japanese actor and film editor born on June 13, 1920, in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture. He graduated from Keio University and pursued a career that spanned acting and the technical craft of film editing, making him a distinctive figure in Japanese cinema. He passed away on September 14, 1995.

1. Profile

Name (English): Eiji Okada
Name (Japanese): 岡田英次
Reading: おかだえいじ
Born: June 13, 1920 – September 14, 1995
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Monkey
Origin: Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Active years: Unknown
Occupation: Actor / Film Editor / Film Actor

2. Background

University: Keio University
Debut: Unknown

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%A1%E7%94%B0%E8%8B%B1%E6%AC%A1