--- name: "Masumi Okada" canonical: "https://film.one/person/masumi-okada" fi1m_id: "masumi-okada" imdb_id: "nm0645426" tmdb_id: 305332 wikidata_id: "Q326978" roles: ["Producer"] born: "22 September 1935" died: "29 May 2006" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "producer" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T22:42:30.383582+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Masumi Okada ## Identity Masumi Okada - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/masumi-okada - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** masumi-okada - **IMDb ID:** nm0645426 - **TMDB ID:** 305332 - **Wikidata ID:** Q326978 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masumi_Okada, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q326978, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645426/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/305332 Producer. Born 22 September 1935 in Nice, France. Died 29 May 2006. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Born:** 22 September 1935, Nice, France - **Died:** 29 May 2006 - **Also known as:** ファンファン, Fanfan, Otto Sevaldsen, 冈田真澄 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masumi_Okada, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q326978, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645426/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/305332 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Battle Royale*](https://film.one/film/battle-royale.md) (83) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Masumi Okada was a French-born Japanese actor, producer, singer, comedian and television personality, also known by the nickname 'Fanfan'. Born Otto Sevaldsen on 22 September 1935 in Nice, France, he moved to Japan as a child and was educated at Saint Joseph College in Yokohama. He debuted on stage in 1952 and signed with Nikkatsu in 1954, appearing in his first film the following year. Okada appeared in over 140 films across more than five decades, with roles including Frank in *Crazed Fruit* (1956), Brother Michael in the television series *Shōgun* (1980), Lt. Wadakura in *The Hunted* (1995) and Chief of the Palace in *Izo* (2004). He also worked as a producer on *Battle Royale* (2000) and *Battle Royale II: Requiem* (2003), and as executive producer on *Blue* (2002). Active on stage and television, his credits included Toho musicals and the Japanese production of *La Cage aux Folles*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Battle Royale* (2000), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/battle-royale.md) ## Complete filmography (116) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Trick Haha no Izumi Hen Cho Kanzen Ban* (2013), Actor - *Waru: The End* (2006), Actor - *Damejin* (2006), as Nogiwa - *Proud Ambition 2* (2006), Actor - *Proud Ambition 3* (2005), Actor - *Izo* (2004), as Chief of the Palace - *Divorce Lawyer* (2004), series, as Kichinosuke Konuma - *Battle Royale II: Requiem* (2003), Producer - *Fan of Hong Kong star* (2002), Actor - *Battle Royale* (2000), Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/battle-royale.md) - *Trick* (2000), series, as Yamada's father - *Hakuchi: The Innocent* (1999), as Head Manager - *A Sleeping Forest* (1998), series, Actor - *Can't Hurry for Love* (1998), series, Actor - *Three Sisters Investigate* (1998), series, Actor - *To Love* (1997), as Professor - *San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku* (1996), series, Actor - *Kekkon no Risou to Genjitsu* (1996), series, Actor - *The Files of the Young Kindaichi* (1995), series, as Junji Kazamatsuri - *Western-style Village Murder Case* (1995), as Junji Kazamatsuri - *The Hunted* (1995), as Lt. Wadakura - *Getting Any?* (1995), as Russian Actor - *39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"* (1994), Actor - *Sometime, Somewhere* (1992), as Ehara - *Jingi* (1991), Actor - *The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER* (1991), Actor - *悪女A・B* (1991), series, Actor - *cf Girl* (1989), as Kumazawa - *Goryokaku* (1988), Actor - *あじさい色のレディ* (1988), Actor - *Kaito Ruby* (1988), as Mr. Yamanouchi - *Umi e, See You* (1988), as Ozaki - *The Sea and Poison* (1986), as Hattori - *美人母娘３人　ああ華麗なる結婚サギ* (1986), Actor - *Akagawa Jiro's Vampire is Coming of Age* (1985), Actor - *Fufu seikatsu* (1985), series, Actor - *Yakyuukyou no Uta* (1985), Actor - *水曜ドラマスペシャル* (1984), series, Actor - *Sayonara Jupiter* (1984), as Dr. Mohammed Mansur - *The Key* (1983), Actor - *On the Road* (1982), Actor - *Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie* (1981), as Jose Mendosa - *Shōgun* (1980), series, as Brother Michael - *Four Seasons: Natsuko* (1980), as Takahito Mori - *Miracle Girl* (1980), series, Actor - *Vampire Dracula appears in Kobe* (1979), Actor - *Winter's Flower* (1978), as Nobuyoshi Saegusa - *A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness* (1977), as Keiko Tadokoro - *Marco* (1973), as Ti Wai - *Woman His Prey* (1972), Actor - *New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow* (1970), Actor - *Latitude Zero* (1969), as Dr. Jules Masson - *Daring Girls* (1969), Actor - *The Blazing Continent* (1968), Actor - *Living Skeleton* (1968), as Father / Boss - *The Green Years* (1968), Actor - *Japan's No. 1 Best Man* (1967), Actor - *My Sweetheart* (1967), as The Johnnys' manager - *The Return of the Filthy Seven* (1967), Actor - *Song of Dawn* (1965), Actor - *Love on the Rainbow* (1965), as Shuhei Yuki - *Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends* (1964), Actor - *Ōkuma Shigenobu the great* (1963), Actor - *Element of Surprise* (1963), Actor - *Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai* (1963), as Mariusu - *Life of a Flower* (1963), series, as Henry Heusken - *Pacific Porters* (1961), Actor - *Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon* (1961), Actor - *The 6th Suspect* (1960), as Michiya Fujimura - *Anything Goes Three Dolls' Way* (1960), Actor - *The Rambler on a Pearl Farm* (1960), Actor - *The Sand City in Manchuria* (1960), as Rosuki - *The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush* (1960), Actor - *The Lovelorn Geisha* (1960), Actor - *Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai* (1960), as McLane - *Knock Down* (1960), Actor - *六三制愚連隊* (1960), Actor - *The Guitarist and the Rancher* (1960), Actor - *Adorable Flowers* (1959), Actor - *Windy Street* (1959), as Hideo Mayama - *Light The Explosives* (1959), as Jirō Sugi (Civil engineer for Nakanishi-gumi) - *Passport to Darkness* (1959), Actor - *Gun Number Zero* (1959), Actor - *I Will Challenge* (1959), Actor - *Crazy Jailbreak* (1959), as Kunio Iwakami - *おヤエの家つき女中* (1959), Actor - *Her Name Was Sakura* (1959), Actor - *Masked Woman* (1959), Actor - *Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru* (1959), Actor - *Immoral Lecture* (1959), Actor - *The Perfect Game* (1958), as Kazu Tomita - *Zoku fûfu hyakkei* (1958), as Tatsuo Kurata - *Showdown in the Storm* (1958), Actor - *Red Pier* (1958), as Taabô - *The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow* (1958), as Morihiko Shirafuji - *The Stars Know Everything* (1958), as Goro Matsumura - *The Girl from Osaka* (1958), Actor - *The Husband Wore the Apron* (1958), as Tatsuo Kurata - *Fangs of Night* (1958), Actor - *City Boys, City Girls* (1958), Actor - *Man Who Causes a Storm* (1957), as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother - *A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era* (1957), as Kisuke - *Devil Flesh* (1957), as Billy - *Madam* (1957), Actor - *Streetlights* (1957), as 小出英夫 - *Dancing Sisters* (1957), as Tetsuo Izumi - *Lunar Eclipse* (1956), Actor - *Frankie the Milkman* (1956), Actor - *Hungry Soul, Part II* (1956), as Tachibana's Old Friend D - *Crazed Fruit* (1956), as Frank - *Phoenix* (1956), Actor - *Season of the Sun* (1956), Actor - *Funny Friend: The Baby and Express* (1956), Actor - *Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the Backstreets* (1956), as Shuichi - *Tales of Ginza* (1955), as Mineo Akaishi - *The Green Music Box* (1955), as Moon Prince --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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