Eiji Uchida

Eiji Uchida was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1971, and returned to Japan at the age of 10. Uchida worked as a journalist for Playboy magazine, assistant director in TV under Takeshi Kitano, and scriptwriter and director for TV series, before he moved on and became a director for Japanese indie films.

Works

Hold me tighter than anyone else

Tsukina and Ryouki have been dating since their teenage years. Unfortunately Ryouki has developed a obsession with cleanliness that has left him unable to even touch Tsukina. Eventually agreeing to start therapy for his condition, Ryouki meets Chiharu, a young woman suffering from the same issue as himself, and begins to form a connection. At the same time Tsukina meets a handsome Korean man who shows an interest in her.

Release Date:2025-02-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

5.4

Matched

This film revolves around the perils of a dating app. A single woman is recommended an app, however the person she matches with is different to his photo. At the same time, a serial killer is stalking his latest victims also using the same app.

Release Date:2024-02-23

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:5

6.3

Silent Love

A silent love story of a young man who wishes to make the dream come true of a young woman who lost her light.

Release Date:2024-01-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:3

Sunset
8.0

Sunset

Hasebe Kaori is a rookie movie director. She consults with new screenwriter Kai Chihiro about her movie's screenplay. The script is based on the Sasazukacho Family Murder Case that occurred 15 years ago. That murder case involved a hikikomori man who murdered his younger sister at their home and then set their home on fire. The fire also killed his parents. The town where the murder took place is also the hometown of Kai Chihiro. Both Hasebe Kaori and Kai Chihiro have secrets related to the family murder case. While Hasebe Kaori and Kai Chihiro look into this murder case for their movie, a shocking truth is uncovered.

Release Date:2023-09-10

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:2

6.8

Life of Mariko in Kabukicho

A small bar in Tokyo's red-light district run by an undercover detective with a tragic past links together a group of eccentrics, a search for aliens, FBI investigators, bizarre love affairs and assassins.

Release Date:2023-06-30

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:5

6.3

Offbeat Cops

Tsukasa Naruse works as a detective. He is enthusiastic with his job. To catch criminals, he sometimes breaks rules that detectives should follow. Tsukasa works on a voice phishing case that targets elderly people. He targets a suspect without a warrant. Due to his, Tsukasa gets transferred to the police musical band.

Release Date:2022-08-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:10

Eating Crab With A Yukionna
6.5

Eating Crab With A Yukionna

A certain summer day, as the cicadas sing loudly. A man with no money and no place to belong tries to end his life, however is unable to take the last step. While wavering between life and death, he sees a gourmet food program on television, and realising he's never once eaten crab in his life decides that "For my last day on this Earth, I'll eat crab". Settings his sights on the wife who lives in a high-class neighbourhood that he happened across in a library, he forces his way into her home. And thus, he demands money from her, however things go in an unexpected direction.

Release Date:2022-07-09

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:7

Vote Count:4

Two Out Full Base

Ichi and Hachi, former high school baseball players, drag out their broken dream of competing in Koshien and lead junk filled days. After getting into a car accident involving yakuza, they get pulled into the middle of a bloody conflict.

Release Date:2022-03-25

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

6.7

Shrieking in the Rain

At a movie studio in 1988, rookie director Hanako Hayashi is making her directorial debut, the erotic As Far as Love Will Take Us. She's under pressure from her producer and crew. When she is about to shoot the climax of the film, numerous problems arise. To make matters worse, the set is visited by a censor from the Film Certification Committee, and the key scenes end up being cut out to avoid an R rating. Can Hanako realise her dream?

Release Date:2021-11-12

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:9

Mukou no Hate
1.0

Mukou no Hate

Set in the year 1985, an arson-murder case takes place at an apartment in Tokyo. The victim is novelist Kohei Kimizuka. Ritusko Ikematsu is soon arrested for his death. Ritusko Ikematsu and Kohei Kimizuka were childhood friends. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi takes charge of the murder case. He begins to contact people who knew Ritusko Ikematsu. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi learns of her unfortunate life and the men surrounding her. The men's impressions of Ritusko Ikematsu are all different. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi then learns of a case that took place in 1955 in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, where Ritusko Ikematsu and Kohei Kimizuka grew up. He believes that case is the key to solve Kohei Kimizuka’s murder.

Release Date:2021-05-14

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:1

Stardust Children

Release Date:2021-04-27

Department:Directing

Job:Director

A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi
6.3

A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi

Eight fictional holidays are taken by actor Ryoma Takeuchi. While taking a break from filming, he visits a spice shop.

Release Date:2020-11-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:3

7.5

Midnight Swan

Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother Saori. From living in solitude by herself, to now living with Ichika, Nagisa develops maternal instincts for the first time.

Release Date:2020-09-25

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:14

Shonan Junai Gumi!
8.1

Shonan Junai Gumi!

Before Ekichi Onizuka would become “Great Teacher Onizuka“, he and Ryuji Danma were members of the infamous biker gang Oni-Baku. When they weren’t out riding around and getting into trouble, this duo could be found in school. Doing what you ask? Picking up women of course!

Release Date:2020-02-28

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:7

6.4

Life: Untitled

Follows a group of female escorts who are living life as best they can.

Release Date:2019-11-02

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:5

The Naked Director
7.3

The Naked Director

Follows the rise of Tooru Muranishi, one of Japan's most notorious directors of adult video. Adapted from a biography of the man, this series depicts the character, his art, vision and his interactions with the approving and disapproving folk around him.

Release Date:2019-08-08

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:164

I Turn
7.6

I Turn

45-year-old Mitsuo Komae works for an advertising company. He gets demoted from the head office in Tokyo to a branch office in the province. He has to leave his wife and daughter in Tokyo to work at the branch office. There, Mitsuo Komae begins work as the branch office manager which only has 2 employees. Needing to pay for the mortgage on his house and support his student daughter, he seeks ways to increase sales. One day, Mitsuo Komae receives a phone call from a client. The client is CEO Ryuzaki. Mitsuo Komae’s branch office made leaflets for CEO Ryuzaki's company, but a silly mistake was done in the leaflets. CEO Ryuzaki is furious. Making things even worse, CEO Ryuzaki is a yakuza. Mitsuo Komae is in big trouble.

Release Date:2019-07-12

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:7

Made in Japan

When Shoichi learns that a former coworker is behind a publisized murder, he takes it to social media to reveal that he knows the murderer. But when he agrees to be interviewed by the media, his life is about to change.

Release Date:2018-03-02

Department:Production

Job:Producer

5.0

Between Men and the Gods

Hozumi is a doctor and he is friends with manga artist Soeda. They both like Asako who works at a tropical fish shop. Hozumi eventually gives up Asako for his friend Soeda. Soeda and Asako decide to get married, but, after they get married, Soeda dates another woman and abuses Asako. He even pushes Asako to have an affair with Hozumi. Hozumi still has feelings for Asako, but his love changes to hatred.

Release Date:2017-10-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

7.1

Love and Other Cults

Ai's mother sends her to live with a cult commune, where she remains for seven years. After the cult is broken up by the police, Ai struggles to fit in with society.

Release Date:2017-07-15

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:22

2.0

Love for Sale

Ryoko becomes a reporter for a major newspaper after receiving a master's degree from Tokyo University's graduate program. While concealing her adult video acting experience during her university days, she spends her evenings frequenting "host clubs" with her friend. At the same time, she is in a stimulating relationship with boyfriend Rei. Ryoko seeks emotional balance, and despite feeling the contradiction between her day and night lifestyle, hopes to gain happiness in her life.

Release Date:2017-07-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

5.3

Double Mints

Mitsuo Ichikawa receives a phone call from Mitsuo Ichikawa. Their names are pronounced the same, but spelled differently using kanji. They also graduated from the same high school. Back in their high school days, Mitsuo Ichikawa was like a subordinate to Mitsuo Ichikawa. Mitsuo Ichikawa is now a hoodlum and tells the other Mitsuo that he killed a woman. They become accomplices and build a new relationship.

Release Date:2017-06-03

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:14

11 Variations of Love

11 Variations of Love

Release Date:2016-04-04

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:10

6.3

Lowlife Love

Tetsuo is a lowlife. A film director with a small indie hit many years back, yet he has never gotten any further as he refuses to go against his 'artistic integrity'.

Release Date:2016-04-02

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:29

8.0

Kazoku gokko

Different people and five different families are acting out various scenarios, scripts and what-ifs. First there is the four Suzuki family members, who are not, sitting around a table in isolation. Then there is the unveiling of a will and what happens when it is read out, there are the sisters who are at it against each other, then there is the funeral that does not go according to plan and more.

Release Date:2015-08-01

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:1

Dead Banging

Nosebleed, a formerly unpopular rock band instantly gains a cult following after the lead vocalist, Kana, recruits a zombie, Tetsuo, as their death metal vocalist, even though he is the same undead monster that killed her former band members. Meanwhile, government agents frantically search for their runaway zombie experiment…

Release Date:2014-05-17

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

6.1

Greatful Dead

Nami is a young woman with numerous hangups sprouting from a dysfunctional childhood. She inherits a small fortune that allows her to pursue various interests, many of which are abnormal.

Release Date:2013-12-31

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:37

4.2

The Last Days of the World

The life of a student named Kanou is transformed when a tiny man informs him that Earth will soon be annihilated. Kanou decides to do just as he pleases with the time he has left, leading to strange adventures that could be real -- or just a dream.

Release Date:2012-02-18

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:6

4.1

Black Angels

Originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1981 and 1985, -Black Angels- was an action manga about a group of vigilantes delivering justice to evil-doers who had escaped the law. Ochiai will play the primary role as Yukito, the leader of the group. Yajima has been cast as Reira, the captivating heroine of the story.

Release Date:2011-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:4

BeatRock☆Love

Love Diving, a visual kei band worked mainly on the opening act of a senior band, aims for a major debut. One day, the vocalist Shin refuses his major debut without consulting the members, and the members become antipathetic. They then decide to participate in a contest called "tycon" which promises them a major debut and commercial tie-up.

Release Date:2009-06-17

Department:Directing

Job:Director

僕らの方程式

Release Date:2008-10-04

Department:Directing

Job:Director

7.0

Sisterhood

Teenage stepsisters Yui and Ai form a close bond as a result of the neglect and abuse from their respective parents. Fearing separation from each other when their parents plan to divorce, they run away together to Tokyo and, in order to survive steal a briefcase which they later discover belongs to the yakuza. This puts them in great danger. Tanida, a kind-hearted yakuza member, comes to their rescue and becomes the protective and loving parent figure they never had. But for how long will he be able to save them from harm?

Release Date:2008-09-20

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

5.3

Topless

The ever-lively and upbeat Natsuko tries to mend a broken heart by carrying on with a string of short-lived affairs after her break-up with Tomomi. But when Tomomi announces her plans to marry - a man - Natsuko becomes inconsolable.

Release Date:2008-06-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:10

Cutie Girl

In the near future Japan's economy is in shambles and bet bowling is huge. Team Kingpin hopes the government will ban bet bowling so they can open a casino. The team full of beautiful girls, team allways, engages in a fierce battle to stop them.

Release Date:2003-09-06

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

SCARE (Extracurricular Lessons in Hell)

A school horror film featuring many rising idols. High school girls who have doubts about the murder video released on the Internet start an investigation. However, they are attacked by a mysterious killer...

Release Date:2002-05-03

Department:Directing

Job:Director

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