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Masumi Okada

Profession
Acting
Born
September 22, 1935 · Nice, France
Died
May 29, 2006

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

Battle Royale poster
Battle Royale
Film · 2000 · ★ 7.3
Battle Royale II: Requiem poster
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Film · 2003 · ★ 5.0
Shōgun poster
Shōgun
Series · 1980 · ★ 7.6
The Hunted poster
The Hunted
Film · 1995 · ★ 5.7
Izo poster
Izo
Film · 2004 · ★ 6.0
Getting Any? poster
Getting Any?
Film · 1995 · ★ 5.8
Crazed Fruit poster
Crazed Fruit
Film · 1956 · ★ 6.9
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era poster
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Film · 1957 · ★ 7.0
Living Skeleton poster
Living Skeleton
Film · 1968 · ★ 5.6
Latitude Zero poster
Latitude Zero
Film · 1969 · ★ 5.9
Trick poster
Trick
Series · 2000 · ★ 7.2
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie poster
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
Film · 1981 · ★ 7.7

Filmography