Kihachi Okamoto

Known for: Directing
Born: February 17, 1924, Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Died: February 19, 2005
Movies: 51

Kihachi Okamoto (岡本喜八 Okamoto Kihachi) was a Japanese film director who worked in several different genres, most memorably in action genres such as jidaigeki and war films.

Best-Known Movies

7.3

Shin Godzilla

2016

7.8

The Sword of Doom

1966

6.8

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970

7.0

Kill!

1968

7.3

Samurai Assassin

1965

7.3

Japan's Longest Day

1967

6.5

Red Lion

1969

4.9

Beast Man Snow Man

1955

7.8

The Battle of Okinawa

1971

6.7

Warring Clans

1963

Filmography

2016	Shin Godzilla	Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)
2000	Boy's Choir	School Head
1982	Kidnapping Blues	Izakaya Guest
1977	The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977	I'm No Angel	Fujiya President
1971	The Battle of Okinawa	Officer Spotting Enemy Ship (uncredited)
1955	Beast Man Snow Man	Mountain searcher (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

2002	Vengeance for Sale	Director, Writer
1995	East Meets West	Writer, Director
1993	Coo of the Far Seas	Screenplay
1991	Rainbow Kids	Director, Screenplay
1987	Taikoki	Director
1986	Jazz Daimyo	Director, Writer
1981	At This Late Date, the Charleston	Director, Writer, Producer
1981	Magistrate of the Floating World	Director, Writer
1979	The Last Game	Director, Writer
1978	Blood Type: Blue	Director
1978	Dynamite Don-Don	Director
1978	Ghost Train	Director, Writer
1977	Sugata Sanshiro	Director, Writer
1975	Battle Cry	Director, Writer
1974	Aoba shigereru	Director, Screenplay
1973	The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi	Director, Screenplay
1972	The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!	Director, Screenplay
1971	The Battle of Okinawa	Director
1970	Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo	Director, Screenplay
1969	Red Lion	Director, Screenplay
1968	The Human Bullet	Director, Writer
1968	Kill!	Screenplay, Director
1967	Japan's Longest Day	Director
1967	The Age of Assassins	Director, Screenplay
1966	The Sword of Doom	Director
1965	Ironfinger	Writer
1965	Fort Graveyard	Director, Screenplay
1965	Samurai Assassin	Director
1964	Oh, Bomb!	Screenplay, Director
1963	The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman	Director
1963	Warring Clans	Director, Writer
1962	Anything For Success	Director
1962	Operation Sewer Rats	Director, Writer
1961	Procurer of Hell	Director
1961	Big Shots Die at Dawn	Director
1961	Blueprint of Murder	Director
1960	Westward Desperado	Director, Screenplay
1960	University Bandits	Screenplay, Director
1960	The Last Gunfight	Director
1959	Desperado Outpost	Director, Screenplay
1959	Someday I'll Know	Director
1959	The Big Boss	Director
1958	Bright Young Maidens	Director
1958	All About Marriage	Director

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