(February 18, 1903 - January 16, 1934) was a silent film star in Japan during the 1920s and early 1930s. A native of Tokyo, he first started at the Taikatsu studio and later became a leading player for Japanese directors such as Yasujirō Ozu and Kenji Mizoguchi. Film critic Tadao Sato recounts that Okada was among the handsome and favorite Japanese actors of the era.[1] Throughout his career, Okada played the role of the quintessential nimaime (translated as "second line") which were romantic, sensitive men as opposed to the rugged and hard-boiled leading men known as tateyaku.[2] He was the father of film actress Mariko Okada. Tokihiko Okada died of tuberculosis at age 30.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1920 | Amateur Club | Shigeru's friend / Hideo Inoue / Hatsugiku | On credit: Eiichi Takahashi |
Katsushika Sunako | Kitsunosuke | On credit: Kurao Nora | |
1921 | Hinamatsuri no yoru | Spirit of rabbit | On credit: Kurao Nora |
Jasei no in | Toyoo | On credit: Eiichi Takahashi | |
1922 | Jondai no bouken | On credit: Eiichi Takahashi | |
1924 | Natsukashiki haha | Minoru Murase | First film as Tokihiko Okada |
Onna ni amai otoko no mure | the writer | ||
Gion no haru, chiri yuku hana | |||
Kyokan wo idete | |||
Ringo | |||
Koi no ryoujin | Kimio Yoshida | ||
Arashi no seirei | |||
Donzoko | Murakami | ||
In yori You e | |||
1925 | Koufuku | ||
Kouro | |||
Dohatsu | |||
Kiro ni tachite | |||
Nadare | |||
Kemuri | |||
Ningen Raisan | |||
Wakoudo no chi wa odoru | |||
Maboroshi no hansen | Shao Jun Chang | ||
1926 | Shinsei no aikou | ||
Nyoubou Kawaiya | |||
Kami ningyo no haru no sasayaki | Sumio Kaijima | ||
Reimei no uta | |||
Kyoko to Shizuko | |||
Gantou no nazo | |||
Mito Koumon | Tsunaeda Tokugawa | ||
Ashi ni sawatta onna | Yumeo Matsudo | ||
Shin Nihontou: zen-kouhen | Second Lieutenant Yuzou Matsushima | ||
1927 | Kare wo meguru gonin no onna | ||
Okubo Hikozaemon | Iemitsu Tokugawa | ||
Tokkan koi no uijin | |||
Jihi shincho | Shunsuke Shinohara | ||
1930 | Sono Yo no Tsuma | Shuji Hashizume | |
1931 | Tokyo Chorus | Shinji Okajima | |