Kihachi Okamoto

Kihachi Okamoto

Directing
Born 1924-02-17 Died 2005-02-19 Yonago, Tottori, Japan 58 credits Mainichi Film Award for Best Director 1 Medal with Purple Ribbon 1

Awards

Won 1 Mainichi Film Award for Best Director Award

Mainichi Film Award for Best Director 1 won

  • — Best Director Won

Medal with Purple Ribbon 1 won

  • — Medal with Purple Ribbon Won

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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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Filmography
Directing 43 credits
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom
1966 · 81% · Director
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 · Officer Spotting Enemy Ship (uncredited), Director
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day
1967 · Director
Procurer of Hell
Procurer of Hell
1961 · Director
Bright Young Maidens
Bright Young Maidens
1958 · Director
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970 · 70% · Director, Screenplay
Rainbow Kids
Rainbow Kids
1991 · Director, Screenplay
East Meets West
East Meets West
1995 · Writer, Director
Blood Type: Blue
Blood Type: Blue
1978 · Director
Red Lion
Red Lion
1969 · Director, Screenplay
The Last Gunfight
The Last Gunfight
1960 · Director
Samurai Assassin
Samurai Assassin
1965 · ★ 7.3 · Director
Kill!
Kill!
1968 · 76% · Screenplay, Director
Desperado Outpost
Desperado Outpost
1959 · Director, Screenplay
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
1975 · Director, Writer
The Human Bullet
The Human Bullet
1968 · Director, Writer
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961 · Director
Warring Clans
Warring Clans
1963 · Director, Writer
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963 · Director
Jazz Daimyo
Jazz Daimyo
1986 · Director, Writer
Aoba shigereru
Aoba shigereru
1974 · Director, Screenplay
The Big Boss
The Big Boss
1959 · Director
Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro
1977 · Director, Writer
Westward Desperado
Westward Desperado
1960 · Director, Screenplay
Taikoki
Taikoki
1987 · Director
The Last Game
The Last Game
1979 · Director, Writer
Fort Graveyard
Fort Graveyard
1965 · Director, Screenplay
Operation Sewer Rats
Operation Sewer Rats
1962 · Director, Writer
Kinagashi Bugyō
Kinagashi Bugyō
1981 · Writer, Director
The Age of Assassins
The Age of Assassins
1967 · Director, Screenplay
Anything For Success
Anything For Success
1962 · Director
At This Late Date, the Charleston
At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981 · Director, Writer
Dynamite Don-Don
Dynamite Don-Don
1978 · Director
Ghost Train
Ghost Train
1978 · Director
Vengeance for Sale
Vengeance for Sale
2002 · Director, Novel
Blueprint of Murder
Blueprint of Murder
1961 · Director
All About Marriage
All About Marriage
1958 · Director
Someday I'll Know
Someday I'll Know
1959 · Director
Oh, Bomb!
Oh, Bomb!
1964 · Screenplay, Director
Magistrate of the Floating World
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981 · Director, Writer
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
1973 · Director, Script
University Bandits
University Bandits
1960 · Screenplay, Director
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!
1972 · Director, Script
Writing 25 credits
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970 · 70% · Director, Screenplay
Rainbow Kids
Rainbow Kids
1991 · Director, Screenplay
East Meets West
East Meets West
1995 · Writer, Director
Coo of the Far Seas
Coo of the Far Seas
1993 · Screenplay
Red Lion
Red Lion
1969 · Director, Screenplay
Kill!
Kill!
1968 · 76% · Screenplay, Director
Desperado Outpost
Desperado Outpost
1959 · Director, Screenplay
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
1975 · Director, Writer
The Human Bullet
The Human Bullet
1968 · Director, Writer
Warring Clans
Warring Clans
1963 · Director, Writer
Jazz Daimyo
Jazz Daimyo
1986 · Director, Writer
Aoba shigereru
Aoba shigereru
1974 · Director, Screenplay
Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro
1977 · Director, Writer
Westward Desperado
Westward Desperado
1960 · Director, Screenplay
The Last Game
The Last Game
1979 · Director, Writer
Fort Graveyard
Fort Graveyard
1965 · Director, Screenplay
Operation Sewer Rats
Operation Sewer Rats
1962 · Director, Writer
Kinagashi Bugyō
Kinagashi Bugyō
1981 · Writer, Director
The Age of Assassins
The Age of Assassins
1967 · Director, Screenplay
Ironfinger
Ironfinger
1965 · Writer
At This Late Date, the Charleston
At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981 · Director, Writer
Vengeance for Sale
Vengeance for Sale
2002 · Director, Novel
Oh, Bomb!
Oh, Bomb!
1964 · Screenplay, Director
Magistrate of the Floating World
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981 · Director, Writer
University Bandits
University Bandits
1960 · Screenplay, Director
Other credits 9 credits
Mother and Son
Mother and Son
1955 · Assistant Director
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · 77% · Assistant Director
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957 · First Assistant Director
Beast Man Snow Man
Beast Man Snow Man
1955 · Mountain searcher (uncredited), First Assistant Director
Downtown
Downtown
1957 · Assistant Director
The Blue Pearl
The Blue Pearl
1951 · Assistant Director
The Maiden Courtesan
The Maiden Courtesan
1956 · Assistant Director
Assistant President
Assistant President
1958 · Assistant Director
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
Acting 8 credits
Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla
2016 · 72% · Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 · Officer Spotting Enemy Ship (uncredited), Director
Beast Man Snow Man
Beast Man Snow Man
1955 · Mountain searcher (uncredited), First Assistant Director
Boy's Choir
Boy's Choir
2000 · School Head
Kidnapping Blues
Kidnapping Blues
1982 · Izakaya Guest
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
1973 · Director, Script
I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel
1977 · Fujiya President
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!
1972 · Director, Script
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