Eiji Okuda

Eiji Okuda
Eiji Okuda
	Okuda in 2023
Born	Toyoake Andō; 18 March 1950; Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor and film director
Years active	1976–present
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse	Kadu Ando
Children	Momoko Ando; Sakura Ando

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.

He made his directing debut in 2001, and has taken leading roles in front of the camera in the three films he has directed as of 2006.

He appeared in the Brazilian soap opera Morde & Assopra, of 2011, as a scientist in the first chapter. He also appeared in the film Dirty Hearts, also released in 2011, this time as the character Colonel Watanabe, officer of the Japanese Imperial Army, leader of Shindo Renmei and the great villain of the film.

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