Director
Kihachi Okamoto
February 17, 1924 · Yonago, Tottori, Japan
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Hideyo Amamoto
9 titles together
The Sword of Doom, Kill!, Samurai Assassin
Tatsuya Nakadai
7 titles together
The Sword of Doom, Kill!, The Human Bullet
Toshirō Mifune
7 titles together
The Sword of Doom, Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, Samurai Assassin
Tadao Nakamaru
7 titles together
The Sword of Doom, Kill!, Samurai Assassin
Ichirō Nakatani
7 titles together
The Sword of Doom, The Human Bullet, Warring Clans
Shigeru Kōyama
6 titles together
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, Kill!, Red Lion
Full filmography · 47
Shin Godzilla
as Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)
20167.2
Vengeance for Sale
Director and Writer
2002
Boy's Choir
as School Head
2000
East Meets West
Director and Writer
1995
Rainbow Kids
Director
1991
Taikoki
Director
1987
Jazz Daimyo
Director and Writer
1986
Kidnapping Blues
as Izakaya Guest
1982
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Director and Writer
1981
Magistrate of the Floating World
Director and Writer
1981
The Last Game
Director and Writer
1979
Blood Type: Blue
Director
1978