Kihachi Okamoto

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Kihachi Okamoto

Directing February 17, 1924

Yonago, Tottori, Japan

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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Shin Godzilla

Shin Godzilla

7.2 2016 Movie
The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

7.7 1966 Movie
Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds

7.7 1955 Movie
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

6.8 1970 Movie
Kill!

Kill!

7.0 1968 Movie
Samurai Assassin

Samurai Assassin

7.3 1965 Movie
Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

7.3 1967 Movie
Red Lion

Red Lion

6.5 1969 Movie
The Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa

7.8 1971 Movie
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

3.5 1957 Movie
The Human Bullet

The Human Bullet

6.0 1968 Movie
Rainbow Kids

Rainbow Kids

6.7 1991 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2016
    Shin Godzilla

    Movie Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)

  2. 2002
    Vengeance for Sale

    Movie Director

  3. 2000
    Boy's Choir

    Movie School Head

  4. 1995
    East Meets West

    Movie Director

  5. 1993
    Coo of the Far Seas

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1991
    Rainbow Kids

    Movie Director

  7. 1987
    Taikoki

    Movie Director

  8. 1986
    Jazz Daimyo

    Movie Director

  9. 1982
    Kidnapping Blues

    Movie Izakaya Guest

  10. 1981
    At This Late Date, the Charleston

    Movie Writer

  11. 1981
    Kinagashi Bugyō

    TV show Writer

  12. 1981
    Magistrate of the Floating World

    Movie Director

  13. 1979
    The Last Game

    Movie Director

  14. 1978
    Blood Type: Blue

    Movie Director

  15. 1978
    Dynamite Don-Don

    Movie Director

  16. 1978
    Ghost Train

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1977
    Sugata Sanshiro

    Movie Director

  2. 1977
    The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

    Movie

  3. 1977
    I'm No Angel

    Movie Fujiya President

  4. 1975
    Battle Cry

    Movie Writer

  5. 1974
    Aoba shigereru

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1973
    The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi

    Movie Director

  7. 1972
    The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!

    Movie Director

  8. 1971
    The Battle of Okinawa

    Movie Officer Spotting Enemy Ship (uncredited)

  9. 1970
    Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

    Movie Director

  10. 1969
    Red Lion

    Movie Director

  11. 1968
    The Human Bullet

    Movie Director

  12. 1968
    Kill!

    Movie Director

  13. 1967
    Japan's Longest Day

    Movie Director

  14. 1967
    The Age of Assassins

    Movie Director

  15. 1966
    The Sword of Doom

    Movie Director

  16. 1965
    Ironfinger

    Movie Writer

  17. 1965
    Fort Graveyard

    Movie Director

  18. 1965
    Samurai Assassin

    Movie Director

  19. 1964
    Oh, Bomb!

    Movie Screenplay

  20. 1963
    The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

    Movie Director

  21. 1963
    Warring Clans

    Movie Director

  22. 1962
    Anything For Success

    Movie Director

  23. 1962
    Operation Sewer Rats

    Movie Director

  24. 1961
    Procurer of Hell

    Movie Director