The director Tadashi Imai discovered Mr. Okada, and
helped him to become an actor whose work reflects both
strength and restraint .
Traffic Jam (1991)
Starring: Kenichi Hagiwara, Hitomi Kuroki
Director: Mitsuo Kurotsuchi
Antarctica (1984)
Starring: Ken Takakura, Masako Natsume
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara
The Yakuza(1975)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura
Director: Sidney Pollack
Lady Snowblood (1973)
Starring: Meiko Kaji, Ko Nishimura
Director: Toshiya Fujita
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Starring: Eiji Okada, Kyoko Kishida
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Ugly American (1963)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Sandra Church
Director: George Englund
Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1960)
Starring: Emmanuell Riva, Eiji Okada
Director: Alain Resnais
Eiji Okada (1920-1995) attained international
recognition starring as the architect in