Portrait of Eiji Okuda

Acting

Eiji Okuda

Career

Active from 1976 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Long Walk
A Long Walk
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 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 Okuda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4
  • Satire & Parody
    1.7, average 2.3
  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Spiritual 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Philosophical 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Japanese Crime Drama 2
  • Prostitute 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

99
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Chameleon
Chameleon

as Shimamura

2020s

16 titles · average score 67
Yagami Eiko
Yagami Eiko (2026)

TV show · as Shogo Arishima

My Grandfather, the Master Detective
My Grandfather, the Master Detective (2026)

TV show · as Kaede's Grandfather

Diary of a Surgical Resident: Madoka
Diary of a Surgical Resident: Madoka (2025)

TV show · as Shigeji Kakuta

Romantics Anonymous
Romantics Anonymous (2025)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Kenji Kuroiwa

Stay Mum
Stay Mum (2024)

as Kozo Satoya

Kanzen Muzai
Kanzen Muzai (2024)

TV show · as Hirayama Satoshi

Wheels and Axle
Wheels and Axle (2023)

as Yoshio

A Spoiling Rain
A Spoiling Rain (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

as Seiji Sawai

Akira and Akira
Akira and Akira (2022)

as Kazuo Haneda

Detective Chinatown 3
Detective Chinatown 3 (2021)
GoodWatch score 54

as Watanabe Masaru's father

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Shuichi Otomo

One in a Hundred Thousand
One in a Hundred Thousand (2020)

as Haruo Sakuragi

2010s

36 titles · average score 69
Haru: Sogo Shosha no Onna
Haru: Sogo Shosha no Onna (2019)

TV show

Born Bone Born
Born Bone Born (2018)

as Nobutsuna

If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

as Postman's Father

99.9 Criminal Lawyer
99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Shuichi Otomo

Reed of Glass
Reed of Glass (2015)

TV show · as Kiichiro Koda

Red Ball
Red Ball (2015)

as Shuji Tokita

Yae's Sakura
Yae's Sakura (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Shōzan Sakuma

Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi
Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi (2013)

Screenplay, Director

Dirty Hearts
Dirty Hearts (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

as Coronel Watanabe

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

as Aritomo Yamagata

The Tempest
The Tempest (2011)

TV show · as Son Shishi

Milocrorze: A Love Story
Milocrorze: A Love Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nakyamura

2000s

17 titles · average score 60
Be Sure to Share
Be Sure to Share (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tetsuji Kita

Garden of the Wind
Garden of the Wind (2008)

TV show · as Tatsuya Futakami

Out of the Wind
Out of the Wind (2007)

Director, Development Producer

Dear Father
Dear Father (2007)

TV show · as Tsuyama

A Long Walk
A Long Walk (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

as Detective Iwai

Runin: Banished
Runin: Banished (2004)

Director

Déracine
Déracine (2004)

as Jouji

Revival Blues
Revival Blues (2004)

as Yosuke

The Sea Is Watching
The Sea Is Watching (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ginji

Snowland Revisited
Snowland Revisited (2002)

as Kunio Shibano

An Adolescent
An Adolescent (2001)
GoodWatch score 47

as Tomokawa

Jesus is My Boss
Jesus is My Boss (2001)

as Toshio Shima

1990s

17 titles · average score 58
Minazuki
Minazuki (1999)

as Norio Suwa

Pride
Pride (1998)

as Ichirou Kiyose

A Yakuza in Love
A Yakuza in Love (1997)

as Kenichi Tasaka

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1997)

as Ryosuke/Aya's husband-Reiko's ex

A Story of Modern Chivalry
A Story of Modern Chivalry (1997)

as Katsumi Koba

The Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away
The Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away (1996)

Executive Producer

Deep River
Deep River (1995)

as Otsu

The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting (1994)

as Matsuzaki

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (1993)

as Kaname Kizu

Investigation of a Typical Love
Investigation of a Typical Love (1992)

as Detective

Luminous Moss
Luminous Moss (1992)

as Ishikawa

Shikibu monogatari
Shikibu monogatari (1990)

as Toyoichi Otomo

1980s

9 titles · average score 71
Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Honkakubo

The Sea and Poison
The Sea and Poison (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Suguro

Beyond the Shining Sea
Beyond the Shining Sea (1986)

as Aro Imaizumi

金曜日には花を買って
金曜日には花を買って (1986)

TV show

Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jack (voice)

金曜日の妻たちへIII
金曜日の妻たちへIII (1985)

TV show

水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵 (1984)

TV show · as 本位田又八

The Last Hero
The Last Hero (1982)

as Muneyuki Ogata

May Love Be Restored
May Love Be Restored (1980)

as Seijun Kunugida

1970s

3 titles
No More Easy Life
No More Easy Life (1979)

as Hashimoto

Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly (1979)

as Yuichi Takagi

Flying Saucer War Bankid
Flying Saucer War Bankid (1976)

TV show · as Noboru Tenma / Bankid Pegasus