Eiji UCHIDA 内田英治
ナイトフラワー
Night Flower
Nippon Cinema ª
Left with her husband’s debts, Natsuki struggles as a single mother, barely getting by despite working two jobs. A chance encounter with kickboxer Tamae sees her selling drugs to escape her financial worries. Eiji UCHIDA’s uncompromising drama depicts two desperate women facing life together. His film FIAMMA also features in the program.
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Night Flower (NC 2026)
Drama Family Social issues
ナイトフラワー
Naito furawa
日本 2025
124 分
海外セールス
Nikkatsu
キャスト
Keiko KITAGAWA, Misato MORITA, Daisuke SAKUMA, Ryuta SHIBUYA, 渋川清彦
About Eiji UCHIDA
内田英治
Eiji UCHIDA was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1971 and moved to Japan at the age of ten. He began his career as an assistant director on TV productions by Takeshi KITANO and others. As a director, he initially made television films and series before making his theatrical debut in 2004 with GACHAPON. This was followed by other independent films such as SISTERHOOD (2007 / NC ’08), GREATFUL DEAD (2013), and LOWLIFE LOVE (2015 / NC ’16), which were screened at numerous festivals. MIDNIGHT SWAN (2020) received three awards at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize, including Best Picture.