Ekachai Uekrongtham

Directing

Ekachai Uekrongtham

Born 1962-01-01 · Thailand

Ekachai Uekrongtham is a director of film and theatre, producer and screenwriter. He was recognized by Asia Week magazine as one of the 20 Asian leaders of the millennium in the arts, culture and society. Ekachai has directed films such as 'Beautiful Boxer', relased in 2003, which received two Suphannahong National Film Awards and 12 other international film festivals around the world. He is also a film director for 'Pleasure Factory' which was honored at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and has directed other films such as 'The Coffin' and The Wedding Game. He won 'Best Original Screenplay' by his work in 'Bangkok Love Stories 2: Plead' at 24th Asian Television Award. In the theather, Ekachai founded the 'Action Theatre', one of Singapore's leading private theatres, having won the Excellence for Singapore Award. In the United States, Europe and Asia, there are outstanding works such as Chang & Eng (The Musical), Corporate Animals, Autumn Tomyam. Ekachai also served as the head of Sir Cameron Macintosh's Singapore office, the creator of the world-famous musical The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. In addition Ekachai is also Creator and Managing Director of Bravo Studios, under the GMM Grammy Group' (GMM Grammy), which has been working with Netflix producing dramas.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Skin Trade poster
6.1

After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.

Skin Trade

2014

The Lost Lotteries poster
6.7

Five down-on-their-luck strangers must band together to steal back winning lottery tickets worth millions from a wicked mafia boss.

The Lost Lotteries

2022

Pleasure Factory poster
4.3

A series of intertwining tales involve "pleasure seekers and pleasure providers" during the course of one night in Geylang, Singapore's red-light district. There are three distinct stories, united only by the presence of characters from all the stories in a streetside eatery:

Pleasure Factory

2007

Pleasure Factory poster
4.3

A series of intertwining tales involve "pleasure seekers and pleasure providers" during the course of one night in Geylang, Singapore's red-light district. There are three distinct stories, united only by the presence of characters from all the stories in a streetside eatery:

Pleasure Factory

2007

Pleasure Factory poster
4.3

A series of intertwining tales involve "pleasure seekers and pleasure providers" during the course of one night in Geylang, Singapore's red-light district. There are three distinct stories, united only by the presence of characters from all the stories in a streetside eatery:

Pleasure Factory

2007

Beautiful Boxer poster
6.6

Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman.

Beautiful Boxer

2003

Beautiful Boxer poster
6.6

Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman.

Beautiful Boxer

2003

Beautiful Boxer poster
6.6

Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman.

Beautiful Boxer

2003

Previously Saved Version poster
5.2

In the year 2200, Naoki and Mayumi live in a luxurious floating residence in space. Outwardly the perfect couple, Naoki secretly seeks revenge on his wife and transforms her into an android to pursue and recreate his own ideal.

Previously Saved Version

2024

The Coffin poster
4.3

Following the Thai custom to cheat death and rid oneself of bad luck, a man who lays in a coffin for an evening subsequently experiences a series of terrifying incidents.

The Coffin

2008

The Coffin poster
4.3

Following the Thai custom to cheat death and rid oneself of bad luck, a man who lays in a coffin for an evening subsequently experiences a series of terrifying incidents.

The Coffin

2008

The Coffin poster
4.3

Following the Thai custom to cheat death and rid oneself of bad luck, a man who lays in a coffin for an evening subsequently experiences a series of terrifying incidents.

The Coffin

2008

Bangkok 24/7 - Italian Eyes poster
NR

This short film captures the vibrant moments, places, and emotions experienced and recorded over 24 hours in Bangkok, as seen through the eyes of talented Italian directors, producers, and actors who were invited to visit Thailand’s capital. Each of them documented unexpected experiences of the city at different times of the day and night. The result is an honest and unpredictable visual diary that reveals surprising perspectives of Bangkok.

Bangkok 24/7 - Italian Eyes

2026

Bangkok 24/7 - Italian Eyes poster
NR

This short film captures the vibrant moments, places, and emotions experienced and recorded over 24 hours in Bangkok, as seen through the eyes of talented Italian directors, producers, and actors who were invited to visit Thailand’s capital. Each of them documented unexpected experiences of the city at different times of the day and night. The result is an honest and unpredictable visual diary that reveals surprising perspectives of Bangkok.

Bangkok 24/7 - Italian Eyes

2026

The Wedding Game poster
3.8

A black comedy centered on a recently engaged celebrity couple and the fans who have been following every stage of their romance.

The Wedding Game

2009

The Wedding Game poster
3.8

A black comedy centered on a recently engaged celebrity couple and the fans who have been following every stage of their romance.

The Wedding Game

2009

No artwork available
NR

In 1944 Bangkok, after Allied bombing has shattered a young Thai nurse’s world, she takes religious vows at a Buddhist monastery, but her retreat from the world is disrupted when she must care for a wounded enemy soldier – a test that draws her into deeper reckoning with loss, belief, and compassion.

The Weight of Ash

No artwork available
NR

In 1944 Bangkok, after Allied bombing has shattered a young Thai nurse’s world, she takes religious vows at a Buddhist monastery, but her retreat from the world is disrupted when she must care for a wounded enemy soldier – a test that draws her into deeper reckoning with loss, belief, and compassion.

The Weight of Ash