
Masumi Okada
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1935-09-22
- Died
- 2006-05-29
- Place of birth
- Nice, France
- Also known as
- ファンファン · Fanfan · Otto Sevaldsen · 冈田真澄 · 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
TV Shows (14)

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995
as Junji Kazamatsuri

Shōgun
1980
as Brother Michael

Divorce Lawyer
2004
as Kichinosuke Konuma

Trick
2000
as Yamada's father

Life of a Flower
1963
as Henry Heusken

水曜ドラマスペシャル
1984

San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku
1996

A Sleeping Forest
1998

Can't Hurry for Love
1998

Fufu seikatsu
1985
Kekkon no Risou to Genjitsu
1996

Three Sisters Investigate
1998
悪女A・B
1991

Miracle Girl
1980
Movies (95)

The Key
1983

The Hunted
1995
as Lt. Wadakura

Izo
2004
as Chief of the Palace

Getting Any?
1995
as Russian Actor

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
1981
as Jose Mendosa

Sayonara Jupiter
1984
as Dr. Mohammed Mansur

The Green Music Box
1955
as Moon Prince

Kaito Ruby
1988
as Mr. Yamanouchi

Passport to Darkness
1959

Hakuchi: The Innocent
1999
as Head Manager

Crazed Fruit
1956
as Frank

Four Seasons: Natsuko
1980
as Takahito Mori

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977
as Keiko Tadokoro

Marco
1973
as Ti Wai

Latitude Zero
1969
as Dr. Jules Masson

The Sea and Poison
1986
as Hattori

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Kisuke

Winter's Flower
1978
as Shinkichi Mie

To Love
1997
as Professor

Goryokaku
1988

Man Who Causes a Storm
1957
as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother

Season of the Sun
1956

Damejin
2006
as Nogiwa

Daring Girls
1969

The Lovelorn Geisha
1960

Fan of Hong Kong star
2002

Song of Dawn
1965

The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
On the Road
1982

The Perfect Game
1958
as Kazu Tomita

Vampire Dracula appears in Kobe
1979

My Sweetheart
1967
as The Johnnys' manager

Sometime, Somewhere
1992
as Ehara

Living Skeleton
1968
as Father / Boss

Frankie the Milkman
1956

Fangs of Night
1958

Waru: The End
2006

Gun Number Zero
1959

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
1991

Dancing Sisters
1957
as Tetsuo Izumi

The Sand City in Manchuria
1960
as Rosuki

Red Pier
1958
as Taabô

cf Girl
1989

Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
as Tachibana's Old Friend D

Yakyuukyou no Uta
1985

The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967

Windy Street
1959
as Hideo Mayama

Showdown in the Storm
1958

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
1958
as Morihiko Shirafuji

Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
as Mariusu

Woman His Prey
1972

Umi e, See You
1988
as Ozaki

I Will Challenge
1959

Her Name Was Sakura
1959

Knock Down
1960

Element of Surprise
1963

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
1970

Zoku fûfu hyakkei
1958

Immoral Lecture
1959

Love on the Rainbow
1965
as Shuhei Yuki

Akagawa Jiro's Vampire is Coming of Age
1985

Jingi
1991

The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush
1960

Devil Flesh
1957
as Billy

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
1963
Madam
1957

Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
1959

Proud Ambition 2
2006

Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai
1960
as McLane
Funny Friend: The Baby and Express
1956

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
1960

Pacific Porters
1961

The Blazing Continent
1968

Lunar Eclipse
1956

Tales of Ginza
1955
as Mineo Akaishi

美人母娘3人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
1986

Adorable Flowers
1959

Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon
1961

The Stars Know Everything
1958
as Goro Matsumura
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
1994

Western-style Village Murder Case
1995
as Junji Kazamatsuri
The Girl from Osaka
1958

Masked Woman
1959

Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1967

おヤエの家つき女中
1959

Proud Ambition 3
2005

Streetlights
1957
as 小出英夫

Trick Haha no Izumi Hen Cho Kanzen Ban
2013

Crazy Jailbreak
1959
as Kunio Iwakami

The Husband Wore the Apron
1958

The 6th Suspect
1960
as Michiya Fujimura

Anything Goes Three Dolls' Way
1960

Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru
1959

六三制愚連隊
1960
About Masumi Okada
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—k… With 109 credits spanning from 1955 to 2013, Masumi Okada has appeared in 95 films and 14 TV shows.
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- The Key (1983)
- The Hunted (1995) — as Lt. Wadakura
- Izo (2004) — as Chief of the Palace
- Getting Any? (1995) — as Russian Actor
- Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie (1981) — as Jose Mendosa
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