Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 17, 1924
Died
Feb 19, 2005
Place of Birth
Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Credits
59 titles
Kihachi Okamoto
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.
Known For
Filmography
Shin Godzilla
Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)
Vengeance for Sale
Director
Boy's Choir
School Head
East Meets West
Writer
Coo of the Far Seas
Screenplay
Rainbow Kids
Director
Taikoki
Director
Jazz Daimyo
Director
Kidnapping Blues
Izakaya Guest
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Director
Kinagashi Bugyō
Writer
Magistrate of the Floating World
Director
The Last Game
Director
Blood Type: Blue
Director
Dynamite Don-Don
Director
Ghost Train
Director
Sugata Sanshiro
Director
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
I'm No Angel
Fujiya President
Battle Cry
Director
Aoba shigereru
Director
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
Director
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!
Director
The Battle of Okinawa
Officer Spotting Enemy Ship (uncredited)
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Director
Red Lion
Director
The Human Bullet
Director
Kill!
Screenplay
Japan's Longest Day
Director
The Age of Assassins
Director
The Sword of Doom
Director
Ironfinger
Writer
Fort Graveyard
Director
Samurai Assassin
Director
Oh, Bomb!
Screenplay
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Director
Warring Clans
Director
Anything For Success
Director
Operation Sewer Rats
Director
Procurer of Hell
Director
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Director
Blueprint of Murder
Director
Westward Desperado
Director
University Bandits
Screenplay
The Last Gunfight
Director
Desperado Outpost
Director
Someday I'll Know
Director
The Big Boss
Director
Bright Young Maidens
Director
All About Marriage
Director