

Acting
Eiji Okuda
- Titles
- 67movies32TV shows
- Career
Active from 1976 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 33top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
A Long Walk79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Melancholy6.7average 4.7
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Psychological6.7average 5.6
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Adrenaline4.0, average 5.1
- Coming of Age2.2, average 2.9
- Satire & Parody1.6, average 2.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Historical Drama 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Prostitute 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Japanese Crime Drama 2
- Legal Thriller 2
- Adult Themes 2
- Melancholic Romance 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Spiritual 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Osamu InoueEditorLove Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly, Death of a Tea Master, The Sea Is Watching, Deep River, The Sea and Poison, +4 more- TTeizō MatsumuraComposerDeath of a Tea Master, The Sea Is Watching, Deep River, The Sea and Poison, Luminous Moss, +1 more
Kei KumaiDirectorDeath of a Tea Master, The Sea Is Watching, Deep River, The Sea and Poison, Luminous Moss, +1 more- MMasao TochizawaCinematographerDeath of a Tea Master, Deep River, The Sea and Poison, Luminous Moss, Shikibu monogatari
Haruhiko AraiWriterMinazuki, The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark, Investigation of a Typical Love, Body and Soul
Keiko MatsuzakaActorMay Love Be Restored, Beyond the Shining Sea, Blowing in the Winds of Vietnam
Keiko TakahashiActorRed Ball, A Story of Modern Chivalry, Be Sure to Share
Masahiko TsugawaActor水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵, Investigation of a Typical Love, Pride
Tetta SugimotoActorDeep River, Luminous Moss, Shikibu monogatari
Mieko HaradaActorIf Cats Disappeared from the World, Milocrorze: A Love Story, Shikibu monogatari
Shigeru UmebayashiComposerAn Adolescent, The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark, Investigation of a Typical Love
Rokurō MochizukiDirectorMinazuki, The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting, A Yakuza in Love
Movies and TV shows
91980s
9 titles · average score 71
67
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
as Honkakubo
72
The Sea and Poison (1986)
as Suguro

Beyond the Shining Sea (1986)
as Aro Imaizumi

金曜日には花を買って (1986)
TV show
75
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985)
as Jack (voice)

金曜日の妻たちへIII (1985)
TV show

水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵 (1984)
TV show · as 本位田又八

The Last Hero (1982)
as Muneyuki Ogata

May Love Be Restored (1980)
as Seijun Kunugida