Akira Nagai

Akira Nagai (永井聡) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter born on July 31, 1970, in Japan.

Directing and Screenwriting Career

Nagai has directed several feature films in Japan, including Judge! (2014), If Cats Disappeared From the World (2016), Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High (2017), After the Rain (2018), Character (2021), and Bakudan (2025). In addition to directing, he has contributed as a screenwriter for projects such as All About My Dog (2005) and Character (2021).