Kihachi Okamoto

Biography

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.

Directed

1. The Sword of Doom (1966) — Director
2. Kill! (1968) — Director
3. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) — Director
4. Samurai Assassin (1965) — Director
5. Japan's Longest Day (1967) — Director
6. Red Lion (1969) — Director
7. The Human Bullet (1968) — Director
8. Warring Clans (1963) — Director
9. The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963) — Director
10. The Battle of Okinawa (1971) — Director
11. Desperado Outpost (1959) — Director
12. Rainbow Kids (1991) — Director
13. Fort Graveyard (1965) — Director
14. The Last Gunfight (1960) — Director
15. Blood Type: Blue (1978) — Director
16. Vengeance for Sale (2002) — Director
17. Oh, Bomb! (1964) — Director
18. East Meets West (1995) — Director
19. Battle Cry (1975) — Director
20. Jazz Daimyo (1986) — Director
21. Westward Desperado (1960) — Director
22. Dynamite Don-Don (1978) — Director
23. Blueprint of Murder (1961) — Director
24. The Age of Assassins (1967) — Director
25. Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961) — Director
26. The Big Boss (1959) — Director
27. At This Late Date, the Charleston (1981) — Director
28. Taikoki (1987) — Director
29. Procurer of Hell (1961) — Director
30. The Last Game (1979) — Director
31. Anything For Success (1962) — Director
32. University Bandits (1960) — Director
33. Magistrate of the Floating World (1981) — Director
34. Aoba shigereru (1974) — Director
35. Someday I'll Know (1959) — Director
36. Bright Young Maidens (1958) — Director
37. All About Marriage (1958) — Director
38. Operation Sewer Rats (1962) — Director
39. Sugata Sanshiro (1977) — Director
40. Ghost Train (1978) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Shin Godzilla (2016) — Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)
2. Beast Man Snow Man (1955) — Mountain searcher (uncredited)
3. Boy's Choir (2000) — School Head
4. The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
5. Kidnapping Blues (1982) — Izakaya Guest
6. I'm No Angel (1977) — Fujiya President