Kihachi Okamoto

Director

Born: February 17, 1924 (81 years old)

Died: February 19, 2005

Place of birth: Yonago, Tottori, Japan

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.

Filmography (29)

• Shin Godzilla (2016, ★ 7.2)
• The Battle of Okinawa (1971, ★ 7.7)
• Oh, Bomb! (1964, ★ 7.7)
• Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970, ★ 6.7)
• Kill! (1968, ★ 6.9)
• Japan's Longest Day (1967, ★ 7.2)
• The Sword of Doom (1966, ★ 7.7)
• Samurai Assassin (1965, ★ 7.3)
• Floating Clouds (1955, ★ 7.7)
• Dynamite Don-Don (1978, ★ 7.4)
• The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963, ★ 6.1)
• The Human Bullet (1968, ★ 5.8)
• Red Lion (1969, ★ 6.4)
• Desperado Outpost (1959, ★ 6.1)
• Fort Graveyard (1965, ★ 6)
• The Last Gunfight (1960, ★ 6.1)
• Ironfinger (1965, ★ 6.2)
• Warring Clans (1963, ★ 6.8)
• Jazz Daimyo (1986, ★ 5.7)
• Vengeance for Sale (2002, ★ 6)
• Westward Desperado (1960, ★ 5.7)
• Rainbow Kids (1991, ★ 6.4)
• Coo of the Far Seas (1993, ★ 6.5)
• Beast Man Snow Man (1955, ★ 4.6)
• Boy's Choir (2000, ★ 5.2)
• East Meets West (1995, ★ 5.2)
• Battle Cry (1975, ★ 5.5)
• Blood Type: Blue (1978, ★ 5.5)
• Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957, ★ 3)