About

Known credits:
80
Birthday:
1924-02-17
Place of birth:
Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Website:
N/A

Kihachi Okamoto

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Acting
2016 Shin Godzilla Actor Dr. Goro Maki 68
Fair
2000 Boy's Choir Actor School Head 59
Average
1982 Kidnapping Blues Actor Izakaya Guest N/A
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1977 The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro Actor 59
Average
1977 I'm No Angel Actor Fujiya President N/A
N/A
1955 Half Human Actor Mountain searcher (uncredited) 58
Average

Directing
2002 Vengeance for Sale Directing Director 59
Average
1995 East Meets West Directing Director 59
Average
1991 Rainbow Kids Directing Director 59
Average
1987 Taikoki Directing Director 59
Average
1986 Jazz Daimyo Directing Director 59
Average
1981 At This Late Date, the Charleston Directing Director 59
Average
1981 Magistrate of the Floating World Directing Director 59
Average
1981 Kinagashi Bugyō Directing Director N/A
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1979 The Last Game Directing Director N/A
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1978 Blood Type: Blue Directing Director 59
Average
1978 Dynamite Don-Don Directing Director 59
Average
1978 幽霊列車 Directing Director N/A
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1977 Sugata Sanshiro Directing Director N/A
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1975 Battle Cry Directing Director 58
Average
1974 Aoba shigereru Directing Director N/A
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1971 The Battle of Okinawa Directing Director 59
Average
1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Directing Director 59
Average
1969 Red Lion Directing Director 59
Average
1968 The Human Bullet Directing Director 59
Average
1968 Kill! Directing Director 60
Fair
1967 Japan's Longest Day Directing Director 59
Average
1967 The Age of Assassins Directing Director 59
Average
1966 The Sword of Doom Directing Director 64
Fair
1965 Fort Graveyard Directing Director 59
Average
1965 Samurai Assassin Directing Director 60
Fair
1964 Oh, Bomb! Directing Director 59
Average
1963 The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman Directing Director 59
Average
1963 Warring Clans Directing Director 59
Average
1962 Gekkyū dorobō Directing Director N/A
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1962 Operation Sewer Rats Directing Director N/A
N/A
1961 Procurer of Hell Directing Director 59
Average
1961 Big Shots Die at Dawn Directing Director 59
Average
1961 Blueprint of Murder Directing Director 59
Average
1960 Westward Desperado Directing Director 59
Average
1960 Girls Behind Bars Directing Director N/A
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1960 The Last Gunfight Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Desperado Outpost Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Someday I'll Know Directing Director N/A
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1959 The Big Boss Directing Director 59
Average
1958 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman Directing First Assistant Director 58
Average
1958 Bright Young Maidens Directing Director N/A
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1958 All About Marriage Directing Director N/A
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1958 Assistant President Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1957 Down Town Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1956 The Maiden Courtesan Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1955 Half Human Directing First Assistant Director 58
Average
1955 Mother and Son Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1955 Floating Clouds Directing Assistant Director 61
Fair
1951 The Blue Pearl Directing Assistant Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2002 Vengeance for Sale Writing Writer 59
Average
1995 East Meets West Writing Writer 59
Average
1993 Coo of The Far Seas Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1991 Rainbow Kids Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1986 Jazz Daimyo Writing Writer 59
Average
1981 At This Late Date, the Charleston Writing Writer 59
Average
1981 Kinagashi Bugyō Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1979 The Last Game Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1977 Sugata Sanshiro Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1975 Battle Cry Writing Writer 58
Average
1974 Aoba shigereru Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1969 Red Lion Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1968 The Human Bullet Writing Writer 59
Average
1968 Kill! Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1967 The Age of Assassins Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1965 Ironfinger Writing Writer 59
Average
1965 Fort Graveyard Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1964 Oh, Bomb! Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1963 Warring Clans Writing Writer 59
Average
1962 Operation Sewer Rats Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1960 Westward Desperado Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1960 Girls Behind Bars Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1959 Desperado Outpost Writing Screenplay 59
Average

Production
1981 At This Late Date, the Charleston Production Producer 59
Average