Eiji Okuda was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Okuda's career in acting began with his roles in various films like "Mo Hoozue Wa Tsukanai" (1980), "Uni to Dokuyaku" (1987) and "Shikibu Monogatari" (1990). He also appeared in "The Pianist" (1992), "Like a Rolling Stone" (1994) and "Deep River" (1995). He kept working in film throughout the nineties and the early 2000s, starring in "Onibi: The Fire Within" (1997) with Yoshio Harada, the period drama "Pride" (1998) with Scott Wilson and "Minazuki" (1999). He also appeared in "The Sea is Watching" (2003) with Misa Shimizu and "Shoujyo" (2005). More recently, he continued to act in "Nagai Sanpo" (2006), "Lost Crime" (2010) and "Dirty Hearts" (2012) with Tsuyoshi Ihara. He also appeared in "Rurouni Kenshin" (2012). Most recently, Okuda acted in "Blood Bead" (2015).