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Eiji Inoue

Accomplished actor and martial artist, Eiji Inoue impacted audiences with his performance in In the Cage (2013) as the character San Tao. He has also appeared in many well-known films such as The Last Samurai, Click, and Pearl Harbor. For the episode "Chimera" from NCIS, Eiji Inoue impressed production so much that they switched a role from one concept to another just so that Eiji could play the character, Satoshi Takada. During Eiji Inoue's acting career of 23 years, he has appeared in more than 60 plays. He is best known for his role as Takeshi Kawabata in Take Me Out a play by Richard Greenberg. This Tony Award winning production made a revival in Los Angeles and continued to be extended 3 times winning both critics' and audiences hearts alike. Not only is Eiji Inoue a driven and talented actor, he is also extremely experienced in Chinese martial arts, specifically Wushu Kungfu. With over 30 years of martial arts training and competitions, Eiji is adept in 18 different styles and weaponry uses. Some of which are Broad Sword, Double Broad Sword, Straight Sword, Long Spear, 3 Section Staff, Japanese Samurai Sword, etc. Because Eiji continues to perfect his craft by participating in theater when not working on films and TV, he has had the privilege of being cast alongside prolific actors such as Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Adam Sandler, Meg Ryan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and many more. Awards: ADA Award for Best Ensemble Cast for The Box. Nominations: His independent film Pearlblossom Hwy (2012) for AFI's Film Festival Top 10. Official Selections for Vienna International Film Festival, AFI Fest, Starz Denver Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Bradford International Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival. Eiji Inoue's next project, Conversation, is expected to shoot in November 2014. With 2 projects already slated to come out in 2015, Eiji Inoue is one busy actor ready for more prominent roles and creatively challenging projects.


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Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Swordsman
Latest Project:
Movie A Different Beyond 2018-12-10
Known For
Poster of A Different Beyond
Poster of Syndicate Smasher
Poster of The Terror
Poster of Pearl Harbor
Filmography
Movie Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi 2025
Movie Area 5150 Dr. Yoshi 2025
Series The Terror Hideo Furuya 2018-03-26
Movie Syndicate Smasher Tadao Kanehara 2018-07-15
Movie A Different Beyond Old Man 2018-12-10
Movie Doomsday Device Oda Nobunaga / Monk 2017-02-19
Movie Little Boy Japanese Soldier 2015-04-23
Movie Blonde Squad Shinoda 2014-11-19
Movie In the Cage San Tao 2013-04-20
Movie Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America 2011-05-16
Movie Click Watsuhita Executive 2006-06-23
Movie Austin Powers in Goldmember Taxi Driver 2002-07-26
Movie Pearl Harbor Japanese Soldier 2001-05-21
Movie Brother Shirase's Henchman 2000-12-13
Series Angel Japanese Business Man #2 1999-10-05