Tokihiko Okada Explained

(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.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1920Amateur ClubShigeru's friend / Hideo Inoue / HatsugikuOn credit: Eiichi Takahashi
Katsushika SunakoKitsunosukeOn credit: Kurao Nora
1921Hinamatsuri no yoruSpirit of rabbitOn credit: Kurao Nora
Jasei no inToyoo On credit: Eiichi Takahashi
1922Jondai no boukenOn credit: Eiichi Takahashi
1924Natsukashiki hahaMinoru MuraseFirst film as Tokihiko Okada
Onna ni amai otoko no murethe writer
Gion no haru, chiri yuku hana
Kyokan wo idete
Ringo
Koi no ryoujinKimio Yoshida
Arashi no seirei
DonzokoMurakami
In yori You e
1925Koufuku
Kouro
Dohatsu
Kiro ni tachite
Nadare
Kemuri
Ningen Raisan
Wakoudo no chi wa odoru
Maboroshi no hansenShao Jun Chang
1926Shinsei no aikou
Nyoubou Kawaiya
Kami ningyo no haru no sasayakiSumio Kaijima
Reimei no uta
Kyoko to Shizuko
Gantou no nazo
Mito KoumonTsunaeda Tokugawa
Ashi ni sawatta onnaYumeo Matsudo
Shin Nihontou: zen-kouhenSecond Lieutenant Yuzou Matsushima
1927Kare wo meguru gonin no onna
Okubo HikozaemonIemitsu Tokugawa
Tokkan koi no uijin
Jihi shinchoShunsuke Shinohara
1930Sono Yo no TsumaShuji Hashizume
1931Tokyo ChorusShinji Okajima

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taki no Shiraito . digital-meme.com . 2008-08-22.
  2. Web site: The Water Magician . matsudafilm.com . 2008-08-25.