Portrait of Eiji Uchida

Directing

Eiji Uchida

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, busiest in 2017 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Midnight Swan
Midnight Swan
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eiji Uchida Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    2.5, average 4.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Manga Adaptation 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Darkly Humorous 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

14 titles · average score 75
The Specials
The Specials (2026)

Director, Original Story

Tokyo Burst: Crime City
Tokyo Burst: Crime City (2026)

Director, Writer

Night Flower
Night Flower (2025)

Director, Screenplay

Fiamma
Fiamma (2025)

Original Story, Director

Hold me tighter than anyone else
Hold me tighter than anyone else (2025)

Director

Silent Love
Silent Love (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

Matched
Matched (2024)

Director, Screenplay

Life of Mariko in Kabukicho
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho (2023)

Screenplay, Director

Offbeat Cops
Offbeat Cops (2022)

Director, Screenplay

Two Out Full Base
Two Out Full Base (2022)

Screenplay

Shrieking in the Rain
Shrieking in the Rain (2021)

Screenplay, Director

Midnight Swan
Midnight Swan (2020)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay, Director

2010s

13 titles · average score 61
Life: Untitled
Life: Untitled (2019)

Producer

Immoral Love
Immoral Love (2018)

Writer

Love and Other Cults
Love and Other Cults (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

Double Mints
Double Mints (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Love for Sale
Love for Sale (2017)

Director, Screenplay

Between Men and the Gods
Between Men and the Gods (2017)

Director, Screenplay

Lowlife Love
Lowlife Love (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Editor

Kazoku gokko
Kazoku gokko (2015)

Writer, Director

Greatful Dead
Greatful Dead (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

Dead Banging
Dead Banging (2014)

Writer, Director

The Last Days of the World
The Last Days of the World (2012)

Writer, Director

Black Angels
Black Angels (2011)

Director

2000s

6 titles
BeatRock☆Love
BeatRock☆Love (2009)

Director

Topless
Topless (2008)

Writer, Director

Sisterhood
Sisterhood (2008)

Editor, Writer

Bokura no Houteishiki
Bokura no Houteishiki (2008)

Director

Cutie Girl
Cutie Girl (2003)

Writer

SCARE (Extracurricular Lessons in Hell)
SCARE (Extracurricular Lessons in Hell) (2002)

Director, Screenplay