Eiichi Uchida

Eiichi Uchida

Director · Producer · Writer

Okayama Prefecture, Japan
July 31, 1930

Biography

Novelist, playwright, screenwriter, theater director and film director. Born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. His parents' home was an old book store in Okayama City. He dropped out of Kamakura Academy. When he was young, he studied under Kobo Abe. He joined the New Japanese Literary Society and made his debut as a novelist. In 1974 , together with Shoji Kaneko and others, he launched a theater company and was actively engaged in underground theater activities.

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Representative Works

Younger Sister
Younger Sister
3.8
/ Japanese
A Pool Without Water
A Pool Without Water
5.4
/ Japanese
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
8.0
/ Japanese
Carnival in the Night
Carnival in the Night
5.5
/ Japanese
Scrap: A Love Story
Scrap: A Love Story
8.0
/ Japanese
Virgin Blues
Virgin Blues
7.0
/ Japanese
Summer of Demon
Summer of Demon
6.0
/ Japanese
The Woman with the Red Hat
The Woman with the Red Hat
4.7
/ German
Wet Lust: 21 Strippers
Wet Lust: 21 Strippers
6.8
/ Japanese
The Bloody Afternoon
The Bloody Afternoon
8.0
/ Japanese
I Hate You... Not
I Hate You... Not
9.0
/ Japanese
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
6.7
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Younger Sister
1974Nominee

Best Writing

Younger Sister

A Pool Without Water
1982Nominee

Best Writing

A Pool Without Water

Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981Winner

Best Writing

Play it, Boogie-Woogie

Career Highlights

Carnival in the Night
1981Highlight

Career Highlight

Carnival in the Night

Scrap: A Love Story
1984Highlight

Best Writing

Scrap: A Love Story

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