Kihachi Okamoto
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Kihachi Okamoto

Born 17 February 1924 · Yonago, Tottori, Japan · Died 19 February 2005

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

Shin Godzilla
The Sword of Doom
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Kill!
Samurai Assassin
Japan's Longest Day
Red Lion
The Battle of Okinawa
Warring Clans
The Human Bullet
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Rainbow Kids
Shin Godzilla
Vengeance for Sale
Boy's Choir
East Meets West
Coo of the Far Seas
Rainbow Kids
Taikoki
Jazz Daimyo
Kidnapping Blues
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Magistrate of the Floating World
The Last Game
Blood Type: Blue
Ghost Train
Dynamite Don-Don
I'm No Angel
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Sugata Sanshiro
Battle Cry
Aoba shigereru
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!
The Battle of Okinawa
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Red Lion
Kill!
The Human Bullet
Japan's Longest Day
The Age of Assassins
The Sword of Doom
Samurai Assassin
Fort Graveyard
Ironfinger
Oh, Bomb!
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Warring Clans
Anything For Success
Operation Sewer Rats
Blueprint of Murder
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Procurer of Hell
The Last Gunfight
Westward Desperado
University Bandits
Desperado Outpost
The Big Boss
Someday I'll Know
Bright Young Maidens
All About Marriage
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