Kihachi Okamoto

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2016	Shin Godzilla	Dr. Goro Maki
2000	Boy's Choir	School Head
1982	Kidnapping Blues	Izakaya Guest
1977	The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977	I'm No Angel	Fujiya President
1955	Half Human	Mountain searcher (uncredited)

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2002	Vengeance for Sale	Director
2002	Vengeance for Sale	Writer
1995	East Meets West	Director
1995	East Meets West	Writer
1993	Coo of The Far Seas	Screenplay
1991	Rainbow Kids	Director
1991	Rainbow Kids	Screenplay
1987	Taikoki	Director
1986	Jazz Daimyo	Director
1986	Jazz Daimyo	Writer
1981	At This Late Date, the Charleston	Director
1981	At This Late Date, the Charleston	Writer
1981	At This Late Date, the Charleston	Producer
1981	Magistrate of the Floating World	Director
1981	Kinagashi Bugyō	Writer
1981	Kinagashi Bugyō	Director
1981	Kinagashi Bugyō	Creator
1979	The Last Game	Director
1979	The Last Game	Writer
1978	Blood Type: Blue	Director
1978	Dynamite Don-Don	Director
1978	幽霊列車	Director
1977	Sugata Sanshiro	Writer
1977	Sugata Sanshiro	Director
1975	Battle Cry	Director
1975	Battle Cry	Writer
1974	Aoba shigereru	Director
1974	Aoba shigereru	Screenplay
1971	The Battle of Okinawa	Director
1970	Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo	Director
1970	Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo	Screenplay
1969	Red Lion	Director
1969	Red Lion	Screenplay
1968	Kill!	Director
1968	Kill!	Screenplay
1968	The Human Bullet	Director
1968	The Human Bullet	Writer
1967	Japan's Longest Day	Director
1967	The Age of Assassins	Director
1967	The Age of Assassins	Screenplay
1966	The Sword of Doom	Director
1965	Samurai Assassin	Director
1965	Fort Graveyard	Director
1965	Ironfinger	Writer
1965	Fort Graveyard	Screenplay
1964	Oh, Bomb!	Director
1964	Oh, Bomb!	Screenplay
1963	Warring Clans	Director
1963	Warring Clans	Writer
1963	The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman	Director
1962	Gekkyū dorobō	Director
1962	Operation Sewer Rats	Director
1962	Operation Sewer Rats	Writer
1961	Blueprint of Murder	Director
1961	Big Shots Die at Dawn	Director
1961	Procurer of Hell	Director
1960	The Last Gunfight	Director
1960	Westward Desperado	Director
1960	Westward Desperado	Screenplay
1960	Girls Behind Bars	Screenplay
1960	Girls Behind Bars	Director
1959	Desperado Outpost	Director
1959	Desperado Outpost	Screenplay
1959	The Big Boss	Director
1959	Someday I'll Know	Director
1958	Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman	First Assistant Director
1958	Assistant President	Assistant Director
1958	Bright Young Maidens	Director
1958	All About Marriage	Director
1957	Down Town	Assistant Director
1956	The Maiden Courtesan	Assistant Director
1955	Floating Clouds	Assistant Director
1955	Half Human	First Assistant Director
1955	Mother and Son	Assistant Director
1951	The Blue Pearl	Assistant Director