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Tokihiko Okada.
Tokihiko Okada (岡田 時彦) (February 18, 1903 – January 16, 1934) was a Japanese silent film star in Japan during the 1920's and early 1930's. A Tokyo native,[1] he first started at the Taikatsu studio and later he was a leading player for such legendary Japanese directors as Yasujiro Ozu and Kenji Mizoguchi. Film critic Tadao Sato recounts that Okada was among the handsomest and favorite Japanese actors of the era.[2] Throughout his career, Okada played the role of the quintessential nimaime (translated as "second line") which were romantic, sensitive men as opposed to the rugged and hard-boiled leading men known as tateyaku.[3] He was the father of film actress Mariko Okada. Tokihiko Okada died of tuberculosis a month and two days before turning 31 years of age.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1920 Amateur Club Shigeru's friend / Hideo Inoue / Hatsugiku On credit: Eiichi Takahashi Katsushika Sunako Kitsunosuke On credit: Kurao Nora 1921 Hinamatsuri no yoru Spirit of rabbit On credit: Kurao Nora Jasei no in Toyoo On credit: Eiichi Takahashi 1922 Jondai no bouken On credit: Eiichi Takahashi 1924 Natsukashiki haha Minoru Murase First film as Tokihiko Okada Onna ni amai otoko no mure the writer Gion no haru, chiri yuku hana Kyokan wo idete Ringo Koi no ryoujin Kimio Yoshida Arashi no seirei Donzoko Murakami In yori You e 1925 Koufuku Kouro Dohatsu Kiro ni tachite Nadare Kemuri Ningen Raisan Wakoudo no chi wa odoru Maboroshi no hansen Shao Jun Chang 1926 Shinsei no aikou Nyoubou Kawaiya Kami ningyo no haru no sasayaki Sumio Kaijima Reimei no uta Kyoko to Shizuko Gantou no nazo Mito Koumon Tsunaeda Tokugawa Ashi ni sawatta onna Yumeo Matsudo Shin Nihontou: zen-kouhen Second Lieutenant Yuzou Matsushima 1927 Kare wo meguru gonin no onna Okubo Hikozaemon Iemitsu Tokugawa Tokkan koi no uijin Jihi shincho Shunsuke Shinohara 1931 Tokyo Chorus Shinji Okajima References
- ^ Tokihiko Okada at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Taki no Shiraito". digital-meme.com. http://www.digital-meme.com/jp/our_products/dvds/sato01e.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "The Water Magician". matsudafilm.com. http://www.matsudafilm.com/matsuda/c_pages/c_e_3e.html. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
Categories:- Japanese film actors
- Japanese silent film actors
- 1903 births
- 1934 deaths
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