Eiji Honma — Umi e, See You Character Profile

About Eiji Honma

Legendary mechanic and driver persuaded by Mizuki to temporarily retire and serve as the support truck driver for Team DANKAI in the Paris-Dakar Rally. He mediates team conflicts, secretly shelters stowaway Yuko, and later witnesses the fatal crash of his ex-wife Kei, leading him to erect a desert memorial.

Eiji Honma — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Ken Takakura

Appears in

Umi e, See You (1988)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Eiji Honma — Professional Recruiter & Hired Driver — Mizuki (Nenji Kobayashi)

  Mizuki recruits Eiji as the team's support driver.

• Eiji Honma — Social Guardian & Stowaway — Yuko Takei (Junko Sakurada)

  Eiji protects Yuko as a hidden passenger.

• Eiji Honma — Family Ex-Husband & Ex-Wife — Kei (Ayumi Ishida)

  Former spouses reunited in the race.

• Eiji Honma — Social Old Friends & Fellow Participants — Toto Luciano (Philippe Leroy)

  Veteran friends racing side by side.

• Eiji Honma — Professional Rally Competitor & Rescuer — Antonio Vázquez (Tomas Arana)

  Rivals turned emergency responders.

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• Yuko Takei (Junko Sakurada)
• Toto Luciano (Philippe Leroy)
• Mizuki (Nenji Kobayashi)
• Yasu (Hiroshi Fuse)
• Ryuichi Yoshii (Goro Ohashi)
• Antonio Vázquez (Tomas Arana)
• Eiji’s mother (Haruko Katō)
• Kei (Ayumi Ishida)
• Katsuragi (Ryudo Uzaki)
• Erika Yokouchi (Mayumi Asaka)
• Hikawa (Hideharu Otaki)
• Itoi (Shin Takuma)