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

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

Shōgun

Divorce Lawyer

Trick

Life of a Flower

The Key

水曜ドラマスペシャル

San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku

All Movies (95)

• Trick Haha no Izumi Hen Cho Kanzen Ban2013
• Waru: The End2006
• Damejin2006 · as Nogiwa
• Proud Ambition 22006
• Proud Ambition 32005
• Izo2004 · as Chief of the Palace
• Fan of Hong Kong star2002
• Hakuchi: The Innocent1999 · as Head Manager
• To Love1997 · as Professor
• Western-style Village Murder Case1995 · as Junji Kazamatsuri
• The Hunted1995 · as Lt. Wadakura
• Getting Any?1995 · as Russian Actor
• 39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"1994
• Sometime, Somewhere1992 · as Ehara
• Jingi1991
• The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER1991
• cf Girl1989
• Goryokaku1988
• Kaito Ruby1988 · as Mr. Yamanouchi
• Umi e, See You1988 · as Ozaki
• The Sea and Poison1986 · as Hattori
• 美人母娘３人　ああ華麗なる結婚サギ1986
• Akagawa Jiro's Vampire is Coming of Age1985
• Yakyuukyou no Uta1985
• Sayonara Jupiter1984 · as Dr. Mohammed Mansur
• The Key1983
• On the Road1982
• Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie1981 · as Jose Mendosa
• Four Seasons: Natsuko1980 · as Takahito Mori
• Vampire Dracula appears in Kobe1979
• Winter's Flower1978 · as Shinkichi Mie
• A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness1977 · as Keiko Tadokoro
• Marco1973 · as Ti Wai
• Woman His Prey1972
• New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow1970
• Latitude Zero1969 · as Dr. Jules Masson
• Daring Girls1969
• The Blazing Continent1968
• Living Skeleton1968 · as Father / Boss
• Japan's No. 1 Best Man1967
• My Sweetheart1967 · as The Johnnys' manager
• The Return of the Filthy Seven1967
• Song of Dawn1965
• Love on the Rainbow1965 · as Shuhei Yuki
• Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends1964
• Ōkuma Shigenobu the great1963
• Element of Surprise1963
• Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai1963 · as Mariusu
• Pacific Porters1961
• Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon1961
• The 6th Suspect1960 · as Michiya Fujimura
• Anything Goes Three Dolls' Way1960
• The Rambler on a Pearl Farm1960
• The Sand City in Manchuria1960 · as Rosuki
• The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush1960
• The Lovelorn Geisha1960
• Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai1960 · as McLane
• Knock Down1960
• 六三制愚連隊1960
• The Guitarist and the Rancher1960
• Adorable Flowers1959
• Windy Street1959 · as Hideo Mayama
• Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero1959
• Passport to Darkness1959
• Gun Number Zero1959
• Crazy Jailbreak1959 · as Kunio Iwakami
• I Will Challenge1959
• おヤエの家つき女中1959
• Her Name Was Sakura1959
• Masked Woman1959
• Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru1959
• Immoral Lecture1959
• The Perfect Game1958 · as Kazu Tomita
• Zoku fûfu hyakkei1958
• Showdown in the Storm1958
• Red Pier1958 · as Taabô
• The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow1958 · as Morihiko Shirafuji
• The Stars Know Everything1958 · as Goro Matsumura
• The Girl from Osaka1958
• The Husband Wore the Apron1958
• Fangs of Night1958
• Man Who Causes a Storm1957 · as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother
• A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era1957 · as Kisuke
• Devil Flesh1957 · as Billy
• Madam1957
• Streetlights1957 · as 小出英夫
• Dancing Sisters1957 · as Tetsuo Izumi
• Lunar Eclipse1956
• Frankie the Milkman1956
• Hungry Soul, Part II1956 · as Tachibana's Old Friend D
• Crazed Fruit1956 · as Frank
• Season of the Sun1956
• Funny Friend: The Baby and Express1956
• Tales of Ginza1955 · as Mineo Akaishi
• The Green Music Box1955 · as Moon Prince

All TV Shows (14)

• Divorce Lawyer2004 · as Kichinosuke Konuma
• Trick2000 · as Yamada's father
• A Sleeping Forest1998
• Can't Hurry for Love1998
• Three Sisters Investigate1998
• San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku1996
• Kekkon no Risou to Genjitsu1996
• The Files of the Young Kindaichi1995 · as Junji Kazamatsuri
• 悪女A・B1991
• Fufu seikatsu1985
• 水曜ドラマスペシャル1984
• Shōgun1980 · as Brother Michael
• Miracle Girl1980
• Life of a Flower1963 · as Henry Heusken