2000Nominee
Best Picture
Battle Royale
Masumi Okada
Actor · Producer
Nice, France
September 22, 1935
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1981Winner
Best Performance
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
1995Nominee
Best Performance
The Hunted
Career Highlights
2003Highlight
Best Picture
Battle Royale II: Requiem
1983Highlight
Best Performance
The Key
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Battle Royale
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
The Hunted