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