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Eiji Okuda

Eiji Okuda

Actor, also director and producer · Born March 18, 1950 (76) · Kasugai, Aichi, Japan

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 18, 1950 (76)
From
Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 142 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

What are Eiji Okuda's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Morality
23%
Self
18%
Survival
7%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Society
5%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Warm
3
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eiji Okuda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Eiji Okuda's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

142 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Secret Battlefield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Yagami Eiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Shogo Arishima

  • My Grandfather, the Master Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kaede's Grandfather

  • Euthanasia Special Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Romantics Anonymous(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kenji Kuroiwa

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Diary of a Surgical Resident: Madoka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shigeji Kakuta

  • Kanzen Muzai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hirayama Satoshi

  • Black Jack(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stay Mum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Kozo Satoya

  • The Sound of Vietnam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Hideo Iwasawa

  • A Spoiling Rain(2023)

    as Seiji Sawai

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Wheels and Axle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Yoshio

  • Kumo to Saru no Kazoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Goodbye Cruel World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Akira and Akira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Kazuo Haneda

  • シネマスコーレを解剖する。　コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Chicken Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie(2021)

    as Shuichi Otomo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Matrilineal Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Uichi Ono

  • Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen: Deadly Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Moroku Shukichi = The Fixer

  • 1921(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kashima Kentaro

  • Detective Chinatown 3(2021)

    as Watanabe Masaru's father

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • One in a Hundred Thousand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Haruo Sakuragi

  • Peaceful Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Haru: Sogo Shosha no Onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Diner(2019)

    as Coffie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • An Artist of the Floating World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Matsuda

  • Les Misérables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The Mother Returns? AI's Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Noda Seiji

  • Dare to Stop Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kinshiro Kuzui

  • Mampuku(2018)

    Show 151 episodes · as Doigaki Ryuzo

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Samurai's Promise(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Born Bone Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Nobutsuna

  • a e i o u (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Unexploded Bomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • 必殺仕事人2018 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Issa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • 巨悪は眠らせない 特捜検事の標的 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as 羽瀬喜一 東京地検特捜部・副部長

  • Flat Broke Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Toshiaki Tenma

  • Black Leather Notebook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kenji Narabayashi

  • The Old Capital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Death on Gokumon Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ryouzen

  • Prison Gate Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Priest Ryonen

  • Cold Case: Door of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Kanemura Atsushi

  • Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kiichi Haze

  • Destiny-Like Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Fukami Yoshitaka

  • 64: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Arakida

  • If Cats Disappeared from the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Postman's Father

  • 64: Part I(2016)

    as Arakida

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 99.9: Criminal Lawyer(2016)

    Show 11 episodes · as Shuichi Otomo

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Blowing in the Winds of Vietnam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tamio Koizumi

  • Red Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Shuji Tokita

  • Keisei Saimin no Otoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kiyochika Iwashita

  • This Country's Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Reed of Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kiichiro Koda

  • Burning Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 50 episodes · Actor

  • 0.5 mm(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Yokohama Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Yoshinori Tanabe

  • Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Before the Vigil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Yae's Sakura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 50 episodes · as Shōzan Sakuma

  • Villain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins(2012)

    as Aritomo Yamagata

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dirty Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Coronel Watanabe

  • 修羅の花道2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • 修羅の花道 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Majutsu wa Sasayaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Tempest(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Son Shishi

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Milocrorze: A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Nakyamura

  • Lost Paradise in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Soichi Komada

  • 300 Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • 宿命1969-2010～ワンス・アポン・ア・タイム・イン・東京～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Be Sure to Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tetsuji Kita

  • Garden of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tatsuya Futakami

  • Out of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Development Producer · Original Concept · Writer

  • Dear Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tsuyama

  • A Long Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Story · as Detective Iwai

  • Yamato(2005)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Wet Red Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Déracine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jouji

  • Revival Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Yosuke

  • Black Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Inspector Minezaki

  • Runin: Banished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Actor

  • Keijirō Engawa Nikki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 10 episodes · as Mamushino Yoshitsugu

  • Kamachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Shuichi Yamada

  • Sutegoro: The Three Kajiwara Brothers' Turbulent Showa History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Through the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Sea Is Watching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ginji

  • Bastoni: The Stick Handlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as AV company president

  • Snowland Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Kunio Shibano

  • 北の捜査線　小樽港署 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • An Adolescent(2001)

    Director · Producer · as Tomokawa

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Jesus is My Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Toshio Shima

  • Minazuki(1999)

    as Norio Suwa

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ichirou Kiyose

  • Body and Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

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

  • A Story of Modern Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Katsumi Koba

  • A Yakuza in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Kenichi Tasaka

  • Onibi: The Fire Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Myojin

  • Arigatou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • The Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Himawari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 162 episodes · as 赤松元基

  • Apron Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Bad Guy Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Father

  • See You at the Campground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The Dirty One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Last Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Deep River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Otsu

  • The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Matsuzaki

  • Like a Rolling Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Hana no Ran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 37 episodes · Actor

  • The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Kaname Kizu

  • The Wicked Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • さらわれたい女 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Luminous Moss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ishikawa

  • Investigation of a Typical Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Detective

  • Shabondama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • The Pianist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Goaisatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Shikibu monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Toyoichi Otomo

  • Death of a Tea Master(1989)

    as Honkakubo

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Bedtime Eyes(1987)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Sea and Poison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Suguro

  • 金曜日には花を買って (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 14 episodes · Actor

  • Beyond the Shining Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Aro Imaizumi

  • Surgical Designs in Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • 金曜日の妻たちへIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Jack (voice)

  • The Cold-Hearted Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • 水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 45 episodes · as 本位田又八

  • Oshin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • The Last Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Muneyuki Ogata

  • Auto Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • May Love Be Restored(1980)

    as Seijun Kunugida

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No More Easy Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Hashimoto

  • So Soft, So Cunning(1979)

    as Yuichi Takagi

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flying Saucer War Bankid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 26 episodes · as Noboru Tenma / Bankid Pegasus

  • Chameleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Shimamura

  • The Morning Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 142 titles, 140 of them dated from 1976 to 2026; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

May Love Be Restored (1980)

Film career

19762026

Peak 2001 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2001Screen debut· An Adolescent
  • 2001First top-billed film· An Adolescent
  • 2025Best so far· Romantics Anonymous

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting139 of 142: 135 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting5 of 142: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting3 of 142: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing4 of 142: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

142 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s27 · 27 acting · 1 crew2000s21 · 20 acting · 4 crew2010s48 · 46 acting · 2 crew2020s26 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 14% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Eiji Okuda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

1921 (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Eiji Okuda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eiji Okuda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akira Emoto shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers