Kihachi Okamoto

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Kihachi Okamoto

DIRECTING

1924-02-17

2005-02-19

Yonago, Tottori, Japan

Biography

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.

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Biography

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 for:

Filmography:

The Blue Pearl poster

The Blue Pearl(1951)

Assistant Director

Floating Clouds poster

Floating Clouds(1955)

Assistant Director

Beast Man Snow Man poster

Beast Man Snow Man(1955)

Mountain searcher (uncredited)

First Assistant Director

Mother and Son poster

Mother and Son(1955)

Assistant Director

The Maiden Courtesan poster

The Maiden Courtesan(1956)

Assistant Director

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman poster

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman(1957)

First Assistant Director

Down Town poster

Down Town(1957)

Assistant Director

Bright Young Maidens poster

Bright Young Maidens(1958)

Director

All About Marriage poster

All About Marriage(1958)

Director

Assistant President poster

Assistant President(1958)

Assistant Director

Desperado Outpost poster

Desperado Outpost(1959)

Director, Screenplay

The Big Boss poster

The Big Boss(1959)

Director

Someday I'll Know poster

Someday I'll Know(1959)

Director

The Last Gunfight poster

The Last Gunfight(1960)

Director

Westward Desperado poster

Westward Desperado(1960)

Director, Screenplay

University Bandits poster

University Bandits(1960)

Screenplay, Director

Blueprint of Murder poster

Blueprint of Murder(1961)

Director

Big Shots Die at Dawn poster

Big Shots Die at Dawn(1961)

Director

Procurer of Hell poster

Procurer of Hell(1961)

Director

Operation Sewer Rats poster

Operation Sewer Rats(1962)

Director, Writer

Anything For Success poster

Anything For Success(1962)

Director

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman poster

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman(1963)

Director

Warring Clans poster

Warring Clans(1963)

Director, Writer

Oh, Bomb! poster

Oh, Bomb!(1964)

Screenplay, Director

Samurai Assassin poster

Samurai Assassin(1965)

Director

Fort Graveyard poster

Fort Graveyard(1965)

Director, Screenplay

Ironfinger poster

Ironfinger(1965)

Writer

The Sword of Doom poster

The Sword of Doom(1966)

Director

Japan's Longest Day poster

Japan's Longest Day(1967)

Director

The Age of Assassins poster

The Age of Assassins(1967)

Director, Screenplay

Kill! poster

Kill!(1968)

Screenplay, Director

The Human Bullet poster

The Human Bullet(1968)

Director, Writer

Red Lion poster

Red Lion(1969)

Director, Screenplay

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo poster

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo(1970)

Director, Screenplay

The Battle of Okinawa poster

The Battle of Okinawa(1971)

Director

The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo! poster

The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!(1972)

Director, Script

The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi poster

The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi(1973)

Director, Script

Aoba shigereru poster

Aoba shigereru(1974)

Director, Screenplay

Battle Cry poster

Battle Cry(1975)

Director, Writer

I'm No Angel poster

I'm No Angel(1977)

Fujiya President

Sugata Sanshiro poster

Sugata Sanshiro(1977)

Director, Writer

Blood Type: Blue poster

Blood Type: Blue(1978)

Director

Dynamite Don-Don poster

Dynamite Don-Don(1978)

Director

幽霊列車 poster

幽霊列車(1978)

Director

The Last Game poster

The Last Game(1979)

Director, Writer

At This Late Date, the Charleston poster

At This Late Date, the Charleston(1981)

Director, Writer, Producer

Kinagashi Bugyō poster

Kinagashi Bugyō(1981)

Writer, Director, Creator

Magistrate of the Floating World poster

Magistrate of the Floating World(1981)

Director

Kidnapping Blues poster

Kidnapping Blues(1982)

Izakaya Guest

Jazz Daimyo poster

Jazz Daimyo(1986)

Director, Writer

Taikoki poster

Taikoki(1987)

Director

Rainbow Kids poster

Rainbow Kids(1991)

Director, Screenplay

Coo of the Far Seas poster

Coo of the Far Seas(1993)

Screenplay

East Meets West poster

East Meets West(1995)

Writer, Director

Boy's Choir poster

Boy's Choir(2000)

School Head

Vengeance for Sale poster

Vengeance for Sale(2002)

Director, Novel, Writer

Shin Godzilla poster

Shin Godzilla(2016)

Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)