Kihachi Okamoto
Directing

Kihachi Okamoto

Born 1923-02-17 · Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan · Died 2005-02-19

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

DirectorScreenplayAssistant DirectorCastProducerWriterSecond Unit Director

Known for

Shin Godzilla★ 7.1Viewing moment
Shin Godzilla
2016
Floating Clouds★ 7.8Viewing moment
Floating Clouds
1955
The Sword of Doom★ 7.7Viewing moment
The Sword of Doom
1966
The Battle of Okinawa★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Samurai Assassin★ 7.1Viewing moment
Samurai Assassin
1965
Red Lion★ 6.2Viewing moment
Red Lion
1969
Japan's Longest Day★ 7.2Viewing moment
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Westward Desperado★ 6.2Viewing moment
Westward Desperado
1960
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo★ 6.8Viewing moment
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
Kill!★ 7.3Viewing moment
Kill!
1968
The Human Bullet★ 6Viewing moment
The Human Bullet
1968
Boy's Choir★ 5.7Viewing moment
Boy's Choir
2000
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman★ 5.9Viewing moment
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
Blood Type: Blue★ 6.3Viewing moment
Blood Type: Blue
1978
Coo of The Far Seas★ 6.7Viewing moment
Coo of The Far Seas
1993
Battle Cry★ 5.8Viewing moment
Battle Cry
1975
Jazz Daimyo★ 5Viewing moment
Jazz Daimyo
1986
Vengeance for Sale★ 6.8Viewing moment
Vengeance for Sale
2002
Down TownViewing moment
Down Town
1957
Operation Sewer RatsViewing moment
Operation Sewer Rats
1962
Big Shots Die at Dawn★ 6.2Viewing moment
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
Ironfinger★ 6.1Viewing moment
Ironfinger
1965
Oh, Bomb!★ 8Viewing moment
Oh, Bomb!
1964
The Last GameViewing moment
The Last Game
1979
Assistant PresidentViewing moment
Assistant President
1958
Desperado Outpost★ 6Viewing moment
Desperado Outpost
1959
Rainbow Kids★ 6.7Viewing moment
Rainbow Kids
1991
East Meets West★ 6Viewing moment
East Meets West
1995
Dynamite Don-Don★ 7Viewing moment
Dynamite Don-Don
1978
Kidnapping BluesViewing moment
Kidnapping Blues
1982
The Maiden CourtesanViewing moment
The Maiden Courtesan
1956
I'm No AngelViewing moment
I'm No Angel
1977
Fort Graveyard★ 7.5Viewing moment
Fort Graveyard
1965
Aoba shigereruViewing moment
Aoba shigereru
1974
The Last Gunfight★ 7Viewing moment
The Last Gunfight
1960
TaikokiViewing moment
Taikoki
1987
Warring Clans★ 6.7Viewing moment
Warring Clans
1963
Blueprint of Murder★ 6.2Viewing moment
Blueprint of Murder
1961
Someday I'll KnowViewing moment
Someday I'll Know
1959
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977

Frequent collaborators

Hideyo AmamotoHideyo AmamotoTomoyuki TanakaTomoyuki TanakaIchirō NakataniIchirō NakataniIkio SawamuraIkio SawamuraTatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiYasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa TsutsumiSachio SakaiSachio SakaiKunie TanakaKunie Tanaka