Masumi Okada
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-09-22
Day of Death
2006-05-29 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Nice, France
Masumi Okada
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.
Known For
Acting
(2013)
(2006)
(2006)
(2004)
Izo
as Chief of the Palace
(2002)
(1999)
Hakuchi: The Innocent
as Head Manager
(1997)
To Love
as Professor
(1995)
Getting Any?
as Russian Actor
(1995)
The Hunted
as Lt. Wadakura
(1992)
Sometime, Somewhere
as Ehara
(1991)
(1991)
(1989)
(1988)
(1988)
Kaito Ruby
as Mr. Yamanouchi
(1988)
To the Sea, See You
as Ozaki
(1986)
The Sea and Poison
as Hattori
(1986)
(1985)
(1985)
(1984)
Sayonara Jupiter
as Dr. Mohammed Mansur
(1983)
(1982)
(1981)
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
as Jose Mendosa
(1980)
Four Seasons: Natsuko
as Takahito Mori
(1979)
(1978)
Winter's Flower
as Shinkichi Mie
(1977)
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
as Keiko Tadokoro
(1973)
Marco
as Ti Wai
(1972)
(1970)
(1969)
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Jules Masson
(1969)
(1968)
Living Skeleton
as Father / Boss
(1968)
(1967)
My Sweetheart
as The Johnnys' manager
(1967)
(1967)
(1965)
Love on the Rainbow
as Shuhei Yuki
(1965)
(1964)
(1963)
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Mariusu
(1963)
(1963)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai
as McLane
(1960)
(1960)
The Sand City in Manchuria
as Rosuki
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
Crazy Jailbreak
as Kunio Iwakami
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1958)
The Perfect Game
as Kazu Tomita
(1958)
Red Pier
as Taabô
(1958)
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
as Morihiko Shirafuji
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
The Stars Know Everything
as Goro Matsumura
(1958)
(1958)
(1957)
(1957)
Man Who Causes a Storm
as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother
(1957)
(1957)
Streetlights
as 小出英夫
(1957)
Nikutai no hankō
as Billy
(1957)
Dancing Sisters
as Tetsuo Izumi
(1956)
Crazed Fruit
as Frank
(1956)
(1956)
Hungry Soul, Part II
as Tachibana's Old Friend D
(1956)
(1956)
(1956)
(1955)
Tales of Ginza
as Mineo Akaishi
(1955)
The Green Music Box
as Moon Prince
Crew
(2003)
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Producer
(2000)
Battle Royale
Producer