Jiro Okazaki

Biography

Jiro Okazaki was born on December 26, 1948, in a region of Manchuria where his father, a professor at Asia University, held a position as an official. He debuted in the 1964 film "Wolves, Pigs and People," followed by roles in "Rampaging Dragon of the North" (1966) and "Bloody Territories" (1969). Okazaki transitioned to East Japan's mainstay drama films with 1965's "Osuin Cloud!" and became a prominent figure in Japanese cinema.