Masumi Okada
An image from Latitude Zero, one of the productions that also features Masumi Okada.
Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

September 22, 1935 — Nice, France

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.

The Hunted

The Hunted

1995

Izo

Izo

2004

Crazed Fruit

Crazed Fruit

1956

Trick

Trick

2000

Living Skeleton

Living Skeleton

1968

Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero

1969

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

1981

The Sea and Poison

The Sea and Poison

1986