About
Steven Okazaki
Overview
Steven Toll Okazaki (born March 12, 1952, in Venice, California) is an American filmmaker. He is Sansei Japanese American (3rd generation) and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has received a Peabody Award and been nominated for four Academy Awards, winning an Oscar for the documentary short subject, Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo (1990).
Known for
Directing |
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2016 | Mifune: The Last Samurai | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
2015 | Heroin: Cape Cod, USA | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
2008 | The Conscience of Nhem En | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2007 | White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
2005 | Rehab | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2005 | The Mushroom Club | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2000 | Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1995 | Alone Together: Young Adults Living With HIV | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1994 | American Sons | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1991 | Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1988 | Hunting Tigers | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1987 | Living on Tokyo Time | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1985 | Unfinished Business | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Writing |
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2016 | Mifune: The Last Samurai | Writing | Writer | 60 Fair |
2007 | White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1994 | American Sons | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1991 | Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1987 | Living on Tokyo Time | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1985 | Unfinished Business | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
Production |
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2016 | Mifune: The Last Samurai | Production | Producer | 60 Fair |
2015 | Giap's Last Day At The Ironing Board Factory | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1994 | American Sons | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1991 | Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1985 | Unfinished Business | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
Camera |
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1987 | Living on Tokyo Time | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
1985 | Unfinished Business | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
Editing |
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2016 | Mifune: The Last Samurai | Editing | Editor | 60 Fair |
2014 | Something Better to Come | Editing | Additional Editing | 59 Average |
2013 | Facing Fear | Editing | Editorial Consultant | 58 Average |
1994 | American Sons | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
1987 | Living on Tokyo Time | Editing | Editor | 58 Average |
1985 | Unfinished Business | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |