Photo: Joi Ito from Inbamura, Japan / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Eiji Okuda has had the kind of career that refuses to settle. Born in Kasugai, Aichi in 1950, he built his name as an actor who could play a magnetic leading man one year and a shabby, unlovable middle-aged man the next, and he took Best Actor at the Blue Ribbon Awards in 1995. Most performers would have banked that and stayed put. He went behind the camera instead, and the directing was serious enough to win the top prize at the Montreal World Film Festival rather than reading as a vanity project. His household is a workshop of makers: an essayist wife, one daughter an acclaimed actor, another a director. What impresses me most is the stamina, though. He is in his seventies and still working.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eiji Okuda
- Name (Japanese)
- 奥田瑛二
- Born
- March 18, 1950 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Tiger
- Origin
- Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 175 cm
- Occupation
- actor / film director / seiyū / film actor / film producer
2. Background
- University
- Meiji Gakuin University
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A5%A5%E7%94%B0%E7%91%9B%E4%BA%8C
Frequently asked questions
When was Eiji Okuda born?
Born March 18, 1950 (age 76).
Where is Eiji Okuda from?
Eiji Okuda is from Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Eiji Okuda do?
Eiji Okuda works as actor, film director, seiyū, film actor, film producer.
How tall is Eiji Okuda?
Eiji Okuda is 175 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.