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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-02-17 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

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

Acting

2016

Shin Godzilla as Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)

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)

Directing

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

1979

The Last Game as Director

1978

Blood Type: Blue as Director
幽霊列車 as Director
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
The Human Bullet as Director

1967

1966

The Sword of Doom as Director

1965

Samurai Assassin as Director
Fort Graveyard as Director

1964

Oh, Bomb! as Director

1962

Gekkyū dorobō as Director

1961

Procurer of Hell as Director

1960

The Last Gunfight as Director
Westward Desperado as Director
Girls Behind Bars as Director

1959

Desperado Outpost as Director
The Big Boss as Director
Someday I'll Know as Director

1958

Assistant President as Assistant Director
All About Marriage as Director

1957

Down Town as Assistant Director

1956

The Maiden Courtesan as Assistant Director

1955

Floating Clouds as Assistant Director
Half Human as First Assistant Director
Mother and Son as Assistant Director

1951

The Blue Pearl as Assistant Director

Writing

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

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

1967

The Age of Assassins as Screenplay

1965

Ironfinger as Writer
Fort Graveyard as Screenplay

1964

Oh, Bomb! as Screenplay

1963

Warring Clans as Writer

1962

1960

Westward Desperado as Screenplay
Girls Behind Bars as Screenplay

1959

Desperado Outpost as Screenplay

Production

Creator

1981

Kinagashi Bugyō as Creator