Kihachi Okamoto
- Directing
- February 17, 1924 · Yonago, Tottori, Japan
- February 19, 2005
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, Novel
- Boy's Choir · School Head
- East Meets West · Writer, Director
- Coo of the Far Seas · Screenplay
- Rainbow Kids · Director, Screenplay
- Taikoki · Director
- Jazz Daimyo · Director, Writer
- Kidnapping Blues · Izakaya Guest
- At This Late Date, the Charleston · Director, Writer
- Magistrate of the Floating World · Director, Writer
- Kinagashi Bugyō · Writer, Director
- The Last Game · Director, Writer
- Blood Type: Blue · Director
- Dynamite Don-Don · Director
- Ghost Train · Director, Writer
- Sugata Sanshiro · Director, Writer
- The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
- I'm No Angel · Fujiya President
- Battle Cry · Director, Writer
- Aoba shigereru · Director, Screenplay
- The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi · Director, Screenplay
- The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo! · Director, Screenplay
- The Battle of Okinawa · Officer Spotting Enemy Ship (uncredited), Director
- Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo · Director, Screenplay
- Red Lion · Director, Screenplay
- The Human Bullet · Director, Writer
- Kill! · Screenplay, Director
- Japan's Longest Day · Director
- The Age of Assassins · Director, Screenplay
- The Sword of Doom · Director
- Ironfinger · Writer
- Fort Graveyard · Director, Screenplay
- Samurai Assassin · Director
- Oh, Bomb! · Screenplay, Director
- The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman · Director
- Warring Clans · Director, Writer
- Anything For Success · Director
- Operation Sewer Rats · Director, Writer
- Procurer of Hell · Director
- Big Shots Die at Dawn · Director
- Blueprint of Murder · Director
- Westward Desperado · Director, Screenplay
- University Bandits · Screenplay, Director
- The Last Gunfight · Director
- Desperado Outpost · Director, Screenplay
- Someday I'll Know · Director
- The Big Boss · Director
- Bright Young Maidens · Director
- All About Marriage · Director
- Assistant President · Assistant Director
- Faraway Man · Assistant Director
- Downtown · Assistant Director
- Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman · First Assistant Director
- The Maiden Courtesan · Assistant Director
- Beast Man Snow Man · Mountain searcher (uncredited), First Assistant Director
- Mother and Son · Assistant Director
- Floating Clouds · Assistant Director
- The Blue Pearl · Assistant Director