
Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Born 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.
Directed

The Sword of Doom
Director · 1966

Floating Clouds
Assistant Director · 1955

Kill!
Director · 1968

Samurai Assassin
Director · 1965

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Director · 1970

Japan's Longest Day
Director · 1967

The Battle of Okinawa
Director · 1971

Sugata Sanshiro
Director · 1977

All About Marriage
Director · 1958

Assistant President
Assistant Director · 1958

Bright Young Maidens
Director · 1958

Red Lion
Director · 1969

Oh, Bomb!
Director · 1964

Warring Clans
Director · 1963

Dynamite Don-Don
Director · 1978

Down Town
Assistant Director · 1957

Someday I'll Know
Director · 1959

University Bandits
Director · 1960
Acting
Writing

Kill!
Screenplay · 1968

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Screenplay · 1970

Sugata Sanshiro
Writer · 1977

Red Lion
Screenplay · 1969

Oh, Bomb!
Screenplay · 1964

Warring Clans
Writer · 1963

University Bandits
Screenplay · 1960

The Last Game
Writer · 1979

The Age of Assassins
Screenplay · 1967

Coo of the Far Seas
Screenplay · 1993

Ironfinger
Writer · 1965

Rainbow Kids
Screenplay · 1991




