Eiji Okada: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 50
- on screen
- 1950–1995
- box office
- $175K
Eiji Okada's Career in Numbers
Eiji Okada's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Eiji Okada works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from White Beast (1950) to The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995), and the 1970s were the busiest decade.
Eiji Okada Movies by Decade
- 1950s 8
- 1960s 16
- 1970s 18
- 1980s 5
- 1990s 3
The 1970s were Eiji Okada's busiest decade, with 18 films.
Eiji Okada Movies by Genre
- Drama 28
- Crime 6
- Romance 4
- Sci-Fi 3
- Action 3
- Horror 2
- Thriller 2
- Comedy 1
Drama is the genre Eiji Okada has worked in most, with 28 films, ahead of crime (6).
Eiji Okada Career Milestones
- First film
- White Beast 1950
- Biggest box office hit
- Hiroshima Mon Amour $140K worldwide
- Newest film
- The Stairway to the Distant Past 1995
Eiji Okada Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Eiji Okada is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
- 1995
The Stairway to the Distant Past as White Man · Crime - 1991
Traffic Jam Comedy - 1991
Heat Wave as Masakichi Ono · Drama - 1985
Spring Bell as Hachiro Ishimoto · Romance - 1984
Agi, the Fury of Evil as Omi-no-kami · Horror - 1983
Antarctica as Ozawa Taicho · Drama - 1981
Crazed Fruit as Tôno, Chika's step father(東野保彦) · Romance - 1980
Magnitude 7.9 as Professor Watanabe · Sci-Fi - 1979
The Strangling as Yoshio Morikawa - 1979
Dog of Fortune as Shuhei Agata · Drama - 1978
Blood Type: Blue Sci-Fi - 1978
August without Emperor as Assistant General Tokunaga · Drama - 1978
Take Me Away! as Ryunosuke Tamaru · Drama - 1978
The Glacier Fox as Narrator (voice) · Drama - 1978
Lost Love as Professor Kamiyama · Drama - 1977
Utamaro’s World as Tanuma · Drama - 1976
Lullaby of the Earth as Evangelist · Drama - 1976
Manhunt Crime - 1975
I Am a Cat as Bunmei · Drama - 1974
ESPY as Salabad · Thriller - 1974
The Yakuza as Tono · Crime - 1974
My Way as Lawyer · Drama - 1973
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons as Shogen Wakita · Action - 1973
Zatoichi’s Conspiracy as Shinbei · Drama - 1971
Silence as Inoue Chikugonokami · Drama - 1970
This Transient Life as Mori · Drama - 1968
The Sands of Kurobe Drama - 1968
Gambler’s Farewell as Riichirô Maejima · Drama - 1967
Portrait of Chieko as Tsubaki · Drama - 1967
The X from Outer Space as Dr. Kato · Horror - 1967
Rebellion of Japan Romance - 1966
The Face of Another as The Boss · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $35.2K - 1966
Pretty Devil Yoko as Asai · Crime - 1965
Samurai Spy as Tatewaki Koriyama · Drama - 1965
Sanshiro Sugata as Gennosuke / Tesshin · Action - 1964
The Scarlet Camellia as Genjirô Maruume · Crime - 1964
Assassination as Lord Matsudaira · Drama - 1964
The Scent of Incense as Nozawa · Drama - 1963
She and He as Eiichi Ishikawa · Drama - 1963
The Ugly American as Deong · Thriller - 1963
Rififi in Tokyo as Danny Riquet · Crime - 1961
Festival of Swordsmen as Kamio Shume · Action - 1959
Hiroshima Mon Amour as Lui · Drama Worldwide box office: $140K - 1957
The Eleventh Hour as Shimano · Drama - 1957
The Story of Pure Love Drama - 1953
Hiroshima as Kitagawa · Drama - 1953
Tower of Lilies as Teacher Tamai · Drama - 1952
Mother as Shinjiro Hirai · Drama - 1950
White Beast Drama - 1950
Till We Meet Again as Saburo Tajima · Romance
Who Eiji Okada Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Eiji Okada shares the most films with. Shima Iwashita comes first, with 6 films together, followed by Hideji Ôtaki (5).
Eiji Okada: Questions & Answers
How many movies Eiji Okada has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Eiji Okada been in?
Eiji Okada is credited on 50 films, from 1950 to 1995. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Eiji Okada's highest-grossing movie?
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) is Eiji Okada's biggest box office hit, with $140K worldwide, ahead of The Face of Another (1966) ($35.2K). Across every film with box office figures, Eiji Okada's movies have made $175K.
Eiji Okada's biggest hits What is Eiji Okada's newest movie?
The most recent film on Eiji Okada's filmography is The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995), in the role of White Man.
Who does Eiji Okada work with most often?
Eiji Okada shares the most films with Shima Iwashita (6 films), Hideji Ôtaki (5 films) and Takashi Shimura (4 films).
The Best Eiji Okada Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 50 credits.
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