Yuya Uchida married actress
Kirin Kiki in 1973. The two separated two years later but remained legally married until her death in 2018. Their daughter is an essayist/singer and married to actor
Masahiro Motoki, Uchida was arrested in September 1977 for violating Japan's
Cannabis Control Law. Although Uchida admitted ten years later that he was smoking it at the time, the charges were dropped
Nolle prosequi. He was arrested again in 1983 for violating Japan's
Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law. Uchida entered the offices of Udo Artists, Inc. with a kitchen knife and threatened a rock promoter for allegedly paying foreign artists far more money than Japanese ones. Again, he was never indicted. In mid-November 2005, his house was broken into and several watches and jackets were stolen. On May 13, 2011, Uchida was arrested for assault and trespassing after threatening his former girlfriend, whom he began dating in December 2009. The police said that Uchida allegedly hit the 50-year-old woman after she tried ending their relationship in March and began sending her threatening letters. The woman said she had her locks changed, but Uchida then had another locksmith open the door and entered her house on April 19. Uchida acknowledged writing the letters and having spare keys made to her house, but denied threatening her. ==Death==