Movies by Eiji Okuda
As part of the cast:
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Be Sure to Share (2009)
Cast: Akira, Eiji Okuda, Ayumi Ito …
Directed by: Sion Sono, Shion Sono
When he discovers that his father (Eiji Okuda) is sick with cancer, young Shiro (Akira) tries to cheer up his dad and mend their relationship -- until the boy discovers that he also has an…
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Goemon (2009)
Cast: Yôsuke Eguchi, Takao Ohsawa, Ryoko Hirosue …
Directed by: Kazuaki Kiriya
Based on a Japanese folk legend that echoes the tale of Robin Hood, this ninja thriller follows the exploits of Goemon Ishikawa (Yôsuke Eguchi), who leaves his fighting clan after its chief…
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A Long Walk (2006)
Cast: Ken Ogata, Saki Takaoka, Hana Sugiura …
Directed by: Eiji Okuda
Actor-filmmaker Eiji Okuda directs this heartbreaking tale that centers on the unlikely friendship that develops between broken-down widower Matsuo Yasuda (Ken Ogata) and lonely 5-year-old…
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Bastoni: Stick Handlers (2002)
Cast: Shunsuke Matsuoka, Yuka Kojima, Amiko Kanetani …
Directed by: Kazuhiko Nakamura
Kazuhiko Nakamura directs this sexually charged wacky comedy set in the world of the Japanese adult video industry. The story follows a young woman's (Amiko Kanetani) foolish attempts to…
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The Sea is Watching (2002)
Cast: Misa Shimizu, Nagiko Tono, Masatoshi Nagase …
Directed by: Kei Kumai
This lyrical movie, directed by Kei Kuwai and based on a script by the legendary Akira Kurosawa, chronicles the lives of two women at a brothel in ancient Japan. O-Shin (Nagiko Tono) cuts…
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Shoujyo: An Adolescent (2002)
Cast: Eiji Okuda, Mayu Ozawa, Akira Shoji …
Directed by: Eiji Okuda
Incredibly indolent cop Tomokawa spends his time making fun of his mentally challenged friend Sukemasa, riding his bike all over the city and sleeping with married women. When he meets Yoko,…
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Pride (1998)
Cast: Masahiko Tsugawa, Scott Wilson, Ronny Cox …
Directed by: Shunya Ito
Filmmaker Shunya Ito plumbs World War II history to shed light on the events at the Tokyo Tria, when Japanese leaders who ordered the bombing of Pearl Harbor were tried for war crimes. At the…
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A Yakuza in Love (1997)
Cast: Eiji Okuda, Yûna Natsuo, Shunsuke Matsuoka …
Directed by: Rokuro Mochizuki
Love turns out to be the most dangerous enemy in this gangland story by Rokuro Mochizuki. Violence blends with romantic comedy in this thriller, which follows hit man Kinichi (Eiji Okuda),…
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The Pianist (1991)
Cast: Gail Travers, Macha Grenon, Dorothée Berryman …
Directed by: Claude Gagnon
After more than a decade apart, two sisters (Gail Travers and Macha Grenon) reunite at a childhood friend's piano concert to look back on their teenage years and the often-complicated…
As a director:
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A Long Walk (2006)
Cast: Ken Ogata, Saki Takaoka, Hana Sugiura …
Directed by: Eiji Okuda
Actor-filmmaker Eiji Okuda directs this heartbreaking tale that centers on the unlikely friendship that develops between broken-down widower Matsuo Yasuda (Ken Ogata) and lonely 5-year-old…
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Shoujyo: An Adolescent (2002)
Cast: Eiji Okuda, Mayu Ozawa, Akira Shoji …
Directed by: Eiji Okuda
Incredibly indolent cop Tomokawa spends his time making fun of his mentally challenged friend Sukemasa, riding his bike all over the city and sleeping with married women. When he meets Yoko,…