DIRECTOR · FROM YONAGO, JAPAN
Kihachi Okamoto
1924–200552 credits since 1955
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ABOUT KIHACHI
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born17 February 1924
Died19 February 2005
BirthplaceYonago, Japan
Known forDirecting
On Cineora18 of 51 titles
Known for
The titles people know Kihachi from.
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IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 18
- Average IMDb
- 7.1
- Highest rated
- The Sword of DoomIMDb 7.9
- Working since
- 1955
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Filmography
The 2000s
1 title
Director · Writer · Novel
The 1990s
3 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
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The 1980s
5 titles
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The 1970s
11 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
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The 1960s
20 titles · IMDb 7.1 on averageMovieDirector · Screenplay
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The 1950s
5 titles · IMDb 6.8 on averageMovieDirector · Screenplay
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Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Kihachi’s titles.
Masaru SatōComposer · The Sword of Doom, Kill! and 14 more
Toshirō MifuneThe Sword of Doom, Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo and 5 more
Tadao NakamaruThe Sword of Doom, Kill! and 5 more
Hiroshi MuraiCinematographer · The Sword of Doom, Samurai Assassin and 4 more
Shigeru KōyamaKill!, Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo and 3 more
Hideyo AmamotoRed Lion, The Human Bullet and 3 more
Tatsuya NakadaiThe Sword of Doom, Kill! and 2 more
