About

Known credits:
32
Birthday:
1952-03-12
Place of birth:
Venice, California, USA
Website:

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

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
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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
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1994 American Sons Directing Director N/A
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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

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

2016 Mifune: The Last Samurai Production Producer 60
Fair
2015 Giap's Last Day At The Ironing Board Factory Production Producer N/A
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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

1987 Living on Tokyo Time Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1985 Unfinished Business Camera Director of Photography 59
Average

Editing

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
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1987 Living on Tokyo Time Editing Editor 58
Average
1985 Unfinished Business Editing Editor 59
Average