Acting

Kawai Okada

Born October 19, 1948 · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan (age 77)

No biography available.

Known For

A Legend or Was It?A Legend or Was It? · 1963
A Legend or Was It?
7.01963
MovieDramaThriller
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
Aloha 3 GentsAloha 3 Gents · 1963
Aloha 3 Gents
8.01963
MovieDramaComedy
As Marukyū Department Store plans its Hawaii expansion, company executives become sidetracked by local pleasures and personal entanglements. By the time they resume business, the target property is lost to a rival—forcing an abrupt return to Japan with both deals and relationships unresolved.
Karafuto 1945 SummerKarafuto 1945 Summer · 1974
Karafuto 1945 Summer
7.31974
MovieDramaWar
The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces invaded Karafuto. On August 20, the postal telegraph office in Maoka suspended operations and nine of the twelve telephone operators committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide while the city was being invaded.
Foundry TownFoundry Town · 1962
Foundry Town
7.81962
MovieDrama
Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.
Red LionRed Lion · 1969
Red Lion
6.51969
MovieComedyAction
Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sawando, his hometown, to announce the end of tyranny.
A Man Called TigerA Man Called Tiger · 1973
A Man Called Tiger
7.71973
MovieActionCrime
A young man suspects his father's suicide was actually a murder committed by gangsters. Using his expertise in martial arts, he gets himself hired by the gangsters who he suspects are responsible for his father's death.
Five Gents and a Chinese MerchantFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant · 1968
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
7.01968
MovieComedyDrama
An aging company president pushes a youth-focused corporate fitness campaign but struggles to keep up himself.
Defeat the Devil!Defeat the Devil! · 1990
Defeat the Devil!
1990
MovieTV MovieHorror
A one part drama/made for TV movie starring Rie Miyazawa

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Hail the 3 GentsHail the 3 Gents · 1964
Hail the 3 Gents
8.01964
Movie
A lighthearted satire of Japan’s postwar corporate elite, The Executive Gentleman’s Register blends farce, romance, and boardroom comedy with the polished charm of 1960s salaryman cinema. When mild-mannered secretary Tsutomu Harada’s wedding is postponed yet again due to the sudden promotion of his matchmaker, Reitarō Koizumi, to company president, chaos ensues in the world of business and matrimony alike. At a raucous nightclub party, a game of musical chairs leads to injury, scandal, and rivalry with a competing paper-bag tycoon. Limping through his first day as president, Reitarō faces corporate sabotage, eccentric clients, and a disastrously comic “business trip” that tangles together love, liquor, and misplaced ambition.

Yoko Koizumi