2026Nominee
Best Director
The Specials
Eiji Uchida
Director · Producer · Writer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
January 1, 1971
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2026Nominee
Best Director
Matched: True Love
2026Nominee
Best Director
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Director
Midnight Swan
2018Highlight
Best Writing
Immoral Love