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Kihachi Okamoto

Name in Native Language: "岡本喜八" (Japanese/JA)
Film Director / Screenwriter | * 02/17/1923 († 82, 02/19/2005) | Yonego (Japan)
Kihachi Okamoto (岡本 喜八, Okamoto Kihachi, February 17, 1924 – February 19, 2005) was a Japanese film director who worked in several different genres. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Action

Known for these Movies & Shows

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokuga ...

Samurai Assassin

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1965 | 3.6/5 | 2h 2min
Drama, Action, History
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Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His commander, Captain Sakuma, is vicious and dictatorial. ...

Fort Graveyard

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1965 | 3.6/5 | 2h 12min
Drama, War
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A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place. ...

Rainbow Kids

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1991 | 3.2/5 | 2h
Drama, Comedy
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A soldier has been in the Japanese military for the entirety of WWII, and in that time, his dedication to the army has never faltered. However, as the war draws to a close, his commanding officers bec ...

The Human Bullet

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1968 | 2.8/5 | 1h 56min
Comedy, Drama, War
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Awards & Nominations for Kihachi Okamoto

Medal With Purple Ribbon Mainichi Film Award for Best Director
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Movies with Kihachi Okamoto as Actor(5)

as Dr. Goro Maki2016 Shin Godzilla
as School Head2000 Boy's Choir
as Izakaya Guest1982 Kidnapping Blues
1977 The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
as Mountain searcher (uncredited)1955 Half Human

Movies with Kihachi Okamoto as Crew(66)

Directing/Director2002 Vengeance for Sale
Writing/Writer2002 Vengeance for Sale
Directing/Director1995 East Meets West
Writing/Writer1995 East Meets West
Writing/Screenplay1993 Coo of The Far Seas
Directing/Director1991 Rainbow Kids
Writing/Screenplay1991 Rainbow Kids
Directing/Director1987 Taikoki
Directing/Director1986 Dixieland Daimyo
Writing/Writer1986 Dixieland Daimyo
Directing/Director1981 At This Late Date, the Charleston
Production/Producer1981 At This Late Date, the Charleston
Writing/Writer1981 At This Late Date, the Charleston
Directing/Director1979 The Last Game
Writing/Writer1979 The Last Game
Directing/Director1978 Blood Type: Blue
Directing/Director1978 Dynamite Don-Don
Directing/Director1977 Sugata Sanshiro
Writing/Writer1977 Sugata Sanshiro
Directing/Director1975 Battle Cry
Writing/Writer1975 Battle Cry
Directing/Director1974 Aoba shigereru
Writing/Screenplay1974 Aoba shigereru
Directing/Director1971 The Battle of Okinawa
Directing/Director1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Writing/Screenplay1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Directing/Director1969 Red Lion
Writing/Writer1969 Red Lion
Directing/Director1968 The Human Bullet
Writing/Writer1968 The Human Bullet
Directing/Director1968 Kill!
Writing/Screenplay1968 Kill!
Directing/Director1967 The Age of Assassins
Writing/Screenplay1967 The Age of Assassins
Directing/Director1967 Japan's Longest Day
Directing/Director1966 The Sword of Doom
Directing/Director1965 Fort Graveyard
Writing/Screenplay1965 Fort Graveyard
Directing/Director1965 Samurai Assassin
Writing/Writer1965 Ironfinger
Directing/Director1964 Oh, Bomb!
Writing/Screenplay1964 Oh, Bomb!
Directing/Director1963 The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Directing/Director1963 Warring Clans
Writing/Writer1963 Warring Clans
Directing/Director1962 Operation Sewer Rats
Writing/Writer1962 Operation Sewer Rats
Directing/Director1961 Procurer of Hell
Directing/Director1961 Big Shots Die at Dawn
Directing/Director1961 Blueprint of Murder
Directing/Director1960 The Last Gunfight
Directing/Director1960 Westward Desperado
Writing/Screenplay1960 Westward Desperado
Directing/Director1959 Desperado Outpost
Writing/Screenplay1959 Desperado Outpost
Directing/Director1959 The Big Boss
Directing/Director1959 Someday I'll Know
Directing/Director1958 Bright Young Maidens
Directing/Assistant Director1958 Assistant President
Directing/Director1958 All About Marriage
Directing/Assistant Director1957 Down Town
Directing/Assistant Director1956 The Maiden Courtesan
Directing/Assistant Director1955 Mother and Son
Directing/Assistant Director1955 Floating Clouds
Directing/Second Unit Director1951 The Blue Pearl
Directing/Assistant Director1951 The Blue Pearl

Citizenship: Japan
Born: Saturday, 02/17 1923 (February) in Yonego (Japan)
Died: Saturday, 02/19 2005 (February) in Kawasaki (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Educated at: Meiji University
Other names for Kihachi Okamoto (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"岡本喜八"
"Кихати Окамото"
"おかもと きはち" (Kana/Japanese)
Kihachi Okamoto frequently works together with these people:
Masaru Satō (29x, Crew)
Yoshitami Kuroiwa (21x, Crew)
Hideyo Amamoto (20x, Actor)
Tomoyuki Tanaka (18x, Crew)
Ichirô Nakatani (16x, Actor)
Tatsuya Nakadai (14x, Actor)
Sachio Sakai (14x, Actor)
Iwao Akune (14x, Crew)
Toshirō Mifune (13x, Actor)
Tadao Nakamaru (13x, Actor)
Yutaka Nakayama (13x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:747287, Added: 11/02/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024