Eiji Okuda
Date of birth: 1950-03-18
Place of birth: Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 奥田 瑛二, Eiji Okuda
Biography
Eiji Okuda (奥田瑛二 Okuda Eiji, born 18 March 1950) is a Japanese actor and film director. Born in Kasugai, Aichi, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 1990 Japanese Academy Awards for his performance in Sen no Rikyu. He won the award for best actor at the 37th Blue Ribbon Awards for Like a Rolling Stone.
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Death of a Tea Master
1989-10-07
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the
The Sea Is Watching
2002-07-27
O-Shin is a young brothel worker who, one night, helps a young samurai escape from his pursuers. Aga
巨悪は眠らせない 特捜検事の標的
2017-10-04
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
2021-12-30
Hiroto Miyama works with rookie lawyer Honoka Kono on a team that specializes with criminal cases fo
Revival Blues
2004-10-08
Kamachi
2004-03-13
Biopic of poet and painter Kamachi Yamada.
Milocrorze: A Love Story
2011-02-18
Three tales of love told through wildly intoxicating, colorful stories. When platinum redhead Ovrene
An Adolescent
2001-09-28
Incredibly indolent cop Tomokawa spends his time making fun of his mentally challenged friend Sukema
The Cold-Hearted Sea
1984-11-17
A film adaptation of the novel of the same title written by Hiroshi Hatayama (畑山博).
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012-08-25
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an invert
Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor
2016-10-05
Shinichi Tominaga is a prosecutor, newly appointed to the special investigation division for the Tok
Goodbye Cruel World
2022-09-09
Anzai, Mutoh, Hamada, Hagiwara, and Miru are in a car headed to a love hotel used by the Sugiyama Cl
No More Easy Life
1979-12-25
Mariko is living the life of a typical Japanese college student in the 70's, spending far more of he
1921
2021-07-01
Tells the story of a Communist Party's early history during the turbulent era, examining the remarka
Bad Guy Beach
1995-10-27
A private detective called "Kiss Shiro", One day, he is shocked to see a rape video brought by his
Jesus is My Boss
2001-09-01
A warring Yakuza awakens to Christianity and becomes an evangelist. The film is modelled on the real
Onibi: The Fire Within
1997-04-19
After spending over half his life in prison, ex-hitman Kunihiro is determined to go straight. But th
Death on Gokumon Island
2016-11-19
Shortly after the end of the war, Kindaichi Kōsuke, visiting a remote island in the Seto Inland Sea,
修羅の花道2
2012-03-25
Takamasa Ishida returned to Yokosuka after the war. Ishida, who met the boss Gihachiro Oshizuka and
Luminous Moss
1992-04-25
A headmaster and a novelist, looking for inspiration, regard a strange natural phenomenon before sha
A Spoiling Rain
2023-11-10
The story is about a film director, Kutani, who lives in the dying pink film industry, and an aspiri
Akira and Akira
2022-08-26
Akira Yamazaki and Akira Kaido are new employees at Industrial Central Bank. They are both outstandi
Deep River
1995-04-01
A group of Japanese tourists try to forget their pasts and find themselves in India.
Wheels and Axle
2023-08-03
Manami was born into a wealthy family, but she hates her family lineage as fake. She meets Jun, a we
Yokohama Story
2013-11-16
25-year-old Nanami is managing an amateur band. She is broke, cannot pay her rent, and the singer ha
Sutegoro: The Three Kajiwara Brothers' Turbulent Showa History
2003-06-14
The story of Asaki (Eiji Okuda) and his younger brother Shinji (Sho Aikawa). The elder brother has
Detective Chinatown 3
2021-02-12
Tang Ren and Qin Feng travel to Japan to investigate the death of a mafia head. As they suspect foul
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
2022-07-02
Goaisatsu
1991-01-23
An anthology exploring the meaning of the Japanese greeting goaisatsu.
Runin: Banished
2004-10-01
In 1838, the prisoners on Hachijo Island represent the furthest extreme of Japanese society. Instead
Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories
1987-09-30
Black Kiss
2004-10-01
Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment
Chicken Phoenix
2022-04-15
Childhood friends Sota, and Rakuto are on a journey to find the Phoenix, which shouldn't exist. As a
Les Misérables
2019-01-06
This feature drama, produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fuji TV, is an adaptation of Victo
Be Sure to Share
2009-06-01
Shiro's struggle with his father's cancer and impending death leads to a realization that he must co
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1993-10-08
Adaptation of the Arimasa Ohsawa novel Shinjuku Shark.
300 Million
2010-07-03
Katagiri, a highly ambitious young detective, teams up with older detective Takiguchi, who is about
The Sea and Poison
1986-10-17
Two interns and a nurse are interrogated by American MPs for their involvement in an atrocity during
A Yakuza in Love
1997-09-06
When an innocent young country girl falls for a low level yakuza, she enters a completely different
必殺仕事人2018
2018-01-07
A Story of Modern Chivalry
1997-10-08
A hard-boiled man who lived in the world of the Yakuza, leaves everything behind in search of reveng
Chameleon
A Filipino transgender woman, Marie, who is drawn into the Yakuza gangster life after befriending Ai
Red Ball
2015-08-28
Shuji Tokita (Eiji Okuda) is a film director and a professor at a university. He goes through a diff
This Country's Sky
2015-08-01
In suburban Tokyo in 1945, years of war and concentrated air raids by US forces have left the city i
Kumo to Saru no Kazoku
2023-03-01
Early Edo period. A family lived in the woods within the neutral zone between the Tsubaki and Hino d
Before the Vigil
2013-01-15
Matsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even though
If Cats Disappeared from the World
2016-05-14
A postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then
Stay Mum
2024-06-07
Chisako Satoya, a writer, and her father, Kozo, had a long-standing feud and had been living apart f
Detective Chinatown 3
2021-02-12
Tang Ren and Qin Feng travel to Japan to investigate the death of a mafia head. As they suspect foul
See You at the Campground
1995-10-07
Japanese romantic comedy film.
Black Jack
2024-06-30
Adapted from the manga series "Black Jack"
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986-05-24
A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a seri
64: Part 2
2016-06-01
1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is call
64: Part 1
2016-05-07
1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is call
The Old Capital
2016-12-03
Chieko Sanda has operated a dry goods store in Kyoto for the past 20 years. Her family has owned the
Déracine
2004-11-27
A mysterious street-painter, Jouji, wanders aimlessly, homeless. Together with his homeless pals, he
The Pianist
1991-01-31
Jean and her sister, played by Macha Grenon, have a life long infatuation with the Japanese Pianist
Minazuki
1999-10-23
Akira's wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a c
Falling Camellia
2018-09-28
During the Edo period, a gifted swordsman was exiled from his clan when he questioned the misconduct
Like a Rolling Stone
1994-10-01
Tanaka is a yakuza who collects 'protection money' from establishments. He has just been released fr
Arigatou
1996-07-20
Afather who returns from a single assignment for the first time in five years, struggles to revive a
May Love Be Restored
1980-04-29
A tragic love story between a prostitute and a young trainee monk.
Born Bone Born
2018-07-21
A visibly pregnant Yuko returns home to find her family still grappling with the recent passing of h
Kitanai yatsu
1995-08-12
Based on the manga by Satosumi Takaguchi.
Blowing in the Winds of Vietnam
2015-10-17
After Misao divorced, she moved to Vietnam. She has always admired the country. There, she works as
Pride
1998-05-23
Based on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East of 1946–48, depicts Japanese prime min
A Long Walk
2006-04-01
A lonely retired girl's High School Principal who's lost his wife to alcoholism moves to an old apar
Dare to Stop Us
2018-10-13
In Spring 1969, 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu Production. The company makes films p
The Last Hero
1982-12-18
The 8th All-Japan Road Race Championship. The internationally ranked A-level SUGO circuit is on the
The Wicked Reporter
1993-07-19
Matsuzaki is a racing tipster for a sports paper, a lowlife who spends half his time drunk, hangs ou
Through the Night
2002-11-02
When poverty-stricken Korean-Japanese (Zainichi) discover there is valuable iron ore in the rubble o
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
1994-11-19
The continuing adventures of Matsuzaki, a racing tipster for a sports paper. Matsuzaki befriends a m
Beyond the Shining Sea
1986-07-12
Heartbroken Ukiko takes refuge with a relative after a devastating breakup. While away, she makes a
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
1979-04-28
Yuichi prides himself on the fact that he is a family man but contrary to his conception of an ideal
Prison Gate Island
2016-11-19
In 1946, on a fictional island called Gokumon-tou, located in the Inner Sea of Seto, the famous dete
Snowland Revisited
2002-01-19
Kunio Shibano was bankrupted. He visits a snowland spa area to commit suicide. But he meets Geisha M
Body and Soul
1997-10-18
A group of four friends and lovers in their forties recall their past intimacies while trying to bui
Bedtime Eyes
1987-04-25
Based on a polemic novel by Amy Yamada, Bedtime Eyes is about the intense love relationship between
Majutsu wa Sasayaku
2011-09-09
A woman named Kazuko (Kimura) who was guilty of a “serious crime” in the past, along with three of h
Lost Paradise in Tokyo
2010-09-18
Mikio and his older brother Saneo, who is mentally handicapped, live together and have just buried t
Diner
2019-07-05
A former murderer and genius chef along with a waitress come together with a group of fantastical as
The Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away
1996-06-22
A couple years have passed, Matsuzaki is divorced and has a daughter and is still up to his old comp
Oshin
1984-03-17
Oshin comes from a family of poor rice farmers. Her father and brother must work in the fields and h
Villain
2012-11-30
Wet Red Thread
2005-08-06
Shigeru meets Ichimi at a club and they get involved. Her yakuza husband complicates matters.
Dirty Hearts
2012-07-21
In 1945, Japan surrendered to the United States and the Second World War was over. Right? Wrong. For
Bastoni: The Stick Handlers
2002-03-16
Kazuhiko Nakamura directs this sexually charged wacky comedy set in the world of the Japanese adult
Shikibu monogatari
1990-10-06
Toyoichi Otomo suffers from psychological and spiritual troubles after a horrific industrial acciden
Last Friends
1995-06-03
Following the lives of three college rugby players drafted to serve in the military during WWII. Tho
Yamato
2005-12-17
Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the pre
Investigation of a Typical Love
1992-03-21
The screenplay is Haruhiko Arai of "Tragedy of W" and "Revolver". The man is a detective who doesn't
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
1985-06-22
Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his fam
One in a Hundred Thousand
2020-11-27
Rino Sakuragi (Yuna Taira) is a high school student. She is good friends with Ren Kiritani (Alan Shi
Peaceful Death
2020-07-25
修羅の花道
2012-01-14
A period of rapid economic growth. The Sanno-kai, a giant organization in the Kansai region, has exp
Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt
2021-04-12
The story describes how Kaidou Azusa, a practising lawyer and a special appointment associate profes
An Artist of the Floating World
2019-03-30
In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art sol
a e i o u
2018-06-22
A young man struggles to live in a world under war.
Apron Stage
1996-02-10
About a group of itinerant actors.
The Mother Returns? AI's Will
2019-01-05
Naoto wants to end his relationship with his stepfather Seiji legally. With this purpose in mind, he
Asshii-tachi no machi
1981-03-28
The Sound of Vietnam
2024-03-02
The Vietnamese orchestra was founded in 1959 to join people through music, unstopped by war and bord
Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen: Deadly Battle
2021-11-09
さらわれたい女
1992-09-01
A man who left his corporate job to start a handyman business. He helps a customer stage a fake kidn
Red Ball
2015-08-28
Shuji Tokita (Eiji Okuda) is a film director and a professor at a university. He goes through a diff
Issa
2017-12-31
Movie depicts the later life of poet Issa Kobayashi. At the age of 50, he goes back to his hometown.