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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
The Sword of Doom
(1966)
Director
Japan's Longest Day
(1967)
Director
Samurai Assassin
(1965)
Director
Red Lion
(1969)
Director
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
(1970)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Blue Pearl
(1951)
Assistant Director
Floating Clouds
(1955)
Assistant Director
Mother and Son
(1955)
Assistant Director
Half Human
(1955)
Assistant Director
The Maiden Courtesan
(1956)
Assistant Director
Down Town
(1957)
Assistant Director
Bright Young Maidens
(1958)
Director
All About Marriage
(1958)
Director
Assistant President
(1958)
Assistant Director
Desperado Outpost
(1959)
Director
The Big Boss
(1959)
Director
Someday I'll Know
(1959)
Director
The Last Gunfight
(1960)
Director
Westward Desperado
(1960)
Director
Girls Behind Bars
(1960)
Director
Blueprint of Murder
(1961)
Director
Big Shots Die at Dawn
(1961)
Director
Procurer of Hell
(1961)
Director
Operation Sewer Rats
(1962)
Director
Gekkyū dorobō
(1962)
Director
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
(1963)
Director
Warring Clans
(1963)
Director
Oh, Bomb!
(1964)
Director
Samurai Assassin
(1965)
Director
Fort Graveyard
(1965)
Director
The Sword of Doom
(1966)
Director
Japan's Longest Day
(1967)
Director
The Age of Assassins
(1967)
Director
Kill!
(1968)
Director
The Human Bullet
(1968)
Director
Red Lion
(1969)
Director
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
(1970)
Director
The Battle of Okinawa
(1971)
Director
Aoba shigereru
(1974)
Director
Battle Cry
(1975)
Director
Sugata Sanshiro
(1977)
Director
Blood Type: Blue
(1978)
Director
Dynamite Don-Don
(1978)
Director
幽霊列車
(1978)
Director
The Last Game
(1979)
Director
At This Late Date, the Charleston
(1981)
Director
Magistrate of the Floating World
(1981)
Director
Jazz Daimyo
(1986)
Director
Taikoki
(1987)
Director
Rainbow Kids
(1991)
Director
East Meets West
(1995)
Director
Vengeance for Sale
(2002)
Director
Acting
Half Human
(1955)
Mountain searcher (uncredited)
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
(1977)
I'm No Angel
(1977)
Fujiya President
Kidnapping Blues
(1982)
Izakaya Guest
Boy's Choir
(2000)
School Head
Shin Godzilla
(2016)
Dr. Goro Maki
Writing
Desperado Outpost
(1959)
Screenplay
Westward Desperado
(1960)
Screenplay
Girls Behind Bars
(1960)
Screenplay
Operation Sewer Rats
(1962)
Writer
Warring Clans
(1963)
Writer
Oh, Bomb!
(1964)
Screenplay
Ironfinger
(1965)
Writer
Fort Graveyard
(1965)
Screenplay
The Age of Assassins
(1967)
Screenplay
Kill!
(1968)
Screenplay
The Human Bullet
(1968)
Writer
Red Lion
(1969)
Screenplay
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
(1970)
Screenplay
Aoba shigereru
(1974)
Screenplay
Battle Cry
(1975)
Writer
Sugata Sanshiro
(1977)
Writer
The Last Game
(1979)
Writer
At This Late Date, the Charleston
(1981)
Writer
Jazz Daimyo
(1986)
Writer
Rainbow Kids
(1991)
Screenplay
Coo of The Far Seas
(1993)
Screenplay
East Meets West
(1995)
Writer
Vengeance for Sale
(2002)
Writer
Production