Kihachi Okamoto
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1924-02-17 · Yonago, Tottori, Japan
- Died
- 2005-02-19
Known for
- Shin Godzilla (2016) — Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)
- The Sword of Doom (1966) — Director
- Floating Clouds (1955) — Assistant Director
- Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) — Director
- Kill! (1968) — Director
- Samurai Assassin (1965) — Director
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) — Director
- Red Lion (1969) — Director
- Beast Man Snow Man (1955) — Mountain searcher (uncredited)
- The Battle of Okinawa (1971) — Officer Spotting Enemy Ship (uncredited)
- Warring Clans (1963) — Director
- The Human Bullet (1968) — Director
- The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963) — Director
- Rainbow Kids (1991) — Director
- Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957) — First Assistant Director
- Coo of the Far Seas (1993) — Screenplay