Shuichi Okita (Director)
Details about Shuichi Okita are limited at this time. With a growing presence in Director, more information may emerge as their career progresses.
Works
Hey! Our dear Don-chan
The film revolves around three struggling actors Michio, Gunji, and Enoken, who share a house together. One day, they find a baby girl left with a letter from Michio's ex-girlfriend. They name the child "Don-chan" and embark on the journey of raising her, despite their initial confusion.
Release Date2022-09-24
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Charactersd
Vote Count4
The Chef of South Polar
When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.
Release Date2009-08-08
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count49
The Fish Tale
A young child is obsessed with learning about and drawing fish. The child seems a little odd, but if you are understanding and supportive you will be cheering in the end.
Release Date2022-09-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count21
Mori, The Artist's Habitat
Vegetation thrives in painter Morikazu's garden, which is home to creatures that serve as models for his paintings, including numerous bugs and cats. A sweet and heartwarming day begins for Morikazu, who gazed at these garden creatures on a daily basis for over three decades, and those who love him.
Release Date2018-05-19
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count16
A Story of Yonosuke
The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.
Release Date2013-02-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count70
The Woodsman and the Rain
A widowed lumberjack's life is turned upside down when a film crew shooting a zombie movie asks for his help and increasingly starts to rely on him.
Release Date2012-02-11
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count19
Hibana: Spark
Tokunaga, a comedian who is down on his luck, has a shock encounter with Kamiya, an older comedian when he visits a fireworks event in Atami on a job. Tokunaga is deeply touched by Kamiya and asks if he can become his apprentice. Kamiya is a genius type of comedian who is full of human kindness. He accepts Tokunaga’s proposition on the condition that he will write his biography.
Release Date2016-06-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count2
Vote Count28
The Mohican Comes Home
Eikichi left his hometown in Hiroshima for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several years later, Eikichi goes home to tell his father, Osamu, that his girlfriend is pregnant. His father curses him out, but he is also excited to have a grandchild. Osamu has a party to celebrate the news, but, at the party, he collapses and goes to the hospital. Eikichi struggles to make his father happy.
Release Date2016-04-09
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count13
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
In 1964, Momoko came by herself to Tokyo from her hometown. She met Shūzō and married him. They raised two children together, but Shūzō suddenly passes away. Momoko is dumbfounded by being alone again. She begins to go to the library and borrows books. This changes her life.
Release Date2021-07-15
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count3
Because We Forget Everything
M, a mystery writer, has a girlfriend of five years named F, who disappeared on Halloween night. When a woman comes and claims to be her sister, M begins the search for his girlfriend. Along the way, the people he meets describe a woman very unlike the F he knew.
Release Date2022-09-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count10
Vote Count10
0.5 Man
Masaharu "Masaji" Tachibana was a brilliant programmer who got burnt out and suddenly stopped showing up to work. He now lives at home with his parents and spends his time sleeping and playing video games. He only ventures out of his room to visit the local convenience store for more energy drinks and snacks, until one day he learns that his parents have decided to build a "2.5 family" house with his sister and her family joining them. Masaji is forced to acclimate and with the change of environment begins to venture out of his room and his own head.
Release Date2023-05-28
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count5
Vote Count11
Mame Daifuku Monogatari
Release Date2013-12-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday
Seven women aged between 40 and 80 join the Leaf-Watching & Grand Mythical Waterfall & Hot Spring tour. The women chat, pick berries, take photos and generally enjoy themselves as they follow their unreliable guide to the waterfall. Then the guide disappears, leaving the women stranded in the woods. Thrown into an experience far removed from their ordinary lives, they become reflective. An open casting call was held to search for seven women over the age of 40. Acting experience was not required. Director Okita's screenplay comes to life when the cast's unique presence and talents combine with the characters.
Release Date2014-06-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count10
Gekkan Matsuzaka Tori
In Yokosuka, detective Tatsuya handles mundane cases until a client arrives seeking to find a mysterious man, leading to a life-changing investigation.
Release Date2024-10-20
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Ryoichi & Kiyoshi
High school student, Ryoichi, hasn't gone to school since he injured a classmate. He kills time playing videogames alone everyday. One day, Uncle Kiyoshi comes to the house to recover after having tried to kill himself. During the daytime, only Ryoichi and Kiyoshi are in the house. Ryoichi can't stand his uncle’s eccentric behavior; however, he gradually starts to enjoy Kiyoshi's company. From their conversations, Ryoichi learns that perhaps there are second chances in life...
Release Date2006-10-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
One Summer Story
Two different high school children - a swimmer and an academic - set off on a quest together one summer.
Release Date2021-08-20
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count13
Breakfast of the Movie
Documentary on the legendary bento shop "Popeye," known to everyone in the film industry.
Release Date2023-11-10
Vote Count2
The Extreme Sukiyaki
Former college buddies Horaguchi and Okawa suddenly reunite on a whim after 15 years apart and try to resume their friendship by planning a trip together. Meanwhile, Okawa’s live-in girlfriend Kaede and the pair's old friend Kyoko get roped into joining them. Soon, the four head off on a trip together with the goal of sharing sukiyaki by the sea.
Release Date2013-11-23
Sparklers
A woman and a man are enjoying camping. They are not lovers but more than just friends, and not family. The relationship that was supposed to last a lifetime is gradually twisted by the man's words... What lies in the future for the two of them?
Release Date2022-02-06