Kihachi Okamoto

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1924-02-17

Deathday 2005-02-19 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As Кихати Окамото, 오카모토 키하치, 기하치 오카모토, 키하치 오카모토, 오카모토 기하치, Oosaku Ikuta, 生田大作

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

Director

2002
Vengeance for Sale

as Director

1995
East Meets West

as Director

1991
Rainbow Kids

as Director

1987
Taikoki

as Director

1986
Jazz Daimyo

as Director

1981
Kinagashi Bugyō

as Director

1979
The Last Game

as Director

1978
Blood Type: Blue

as Director

1978
幽霊列車

as Director

1978
Dynamite Don-Don

as Director

1977
Sugata Sanshiro

as Director

1975
Battle Cry

as Director

1974
Aoba shigereru

as Director

1971
1970
1969
Red Lion

as Director

1968
Kill!

as Director

1968
The Human Bullet

as Director

1967
1967
1966
The Sword of Doom

as Director

1965
Samurai Assassin

as Director

1965
Fort Graveyard

as Director

1964
Oh, Bomb!

as Director

1963
Warring Clans

as Director

1962
Gekkyū dorobō

as Director

1962
1961
1961
1961
Procurer of Hell

as Director

1960
The Last Gunfight

as Director

1960
Westward Desperado

as Director

1960
Girls Behind Bars

as Director

1959
Desperado Outpost

as Director

1959
The Big Boss

as Director

1959
Someday I'll Know

as Director

1958
Assistant President

as Assistant Director

1958
1958
1958
All About Marriage

as Director

1957
Down Town

as Assistant Director

1956
The Maiden Courtesan

as Assistant Director

1955
Floating Clouds

as Assistant Director

1955
Half Human

as First Assistant Director

1955
Mother and Son

as Assistant Director

1951
The Blue Pearl

as Assistant Director

Writer

2002
1995
East Meets West

as Writer

1993
Coo of The Far Seas

as Screenplay

1991
Rainbow Kids

as Screenplay

1986
Jazz Daimyo

as Writer

1981
1979
The Last Game

as Writer

1977
Sugata Sanshiro

as Writer

1975
Battle Cry

as Writer

1974
Aoba shigereru

as Screenplay

1970
1969
Red Lion

as Screenplay

1968
Kill!

as Screenplay

1968
1967
The Age of Assassins

as Screenplay

1965
Ironfinger

as Writer

1965
Fort Graveyard

as Screenplay

1964
Oh, Bomb!

as Screenplay

1963
Warring Clans

as Writer

1962
1960
Westward Desperado

as Screenplay

1960
Girls Behind Bars

as Screenplay

1959
Desperado Outpost

as Screenplay

Actor

2016
Shin Godzilla

as Dr. Goro Maki

2000
Boy's Choir

as School Head

1982
Kidnapping Blues

as Izakaya Guest

1977
I'm No Angel

as Fujiya President

1955
Half Human

as Mountain searcher (uncredited)

Producer

Creator

1981
Kinagashi Bugyō

as Creator