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. Born...

acting for other famed directors — Hiroshi Inagaki, Kajiro Yamamoto, Kihachi Okamoto — in roles ranging from a caped lover to a Mexican bandit. Mifune’s...

(写楽) Tonbo Masahiro Shinoda (篠田正浩) East Meets West Kenkichi Kamijō Kihachi Okamoto (岡本喜八) Emergency Call (緊急呼出し エマージェンシー・コール) Hideyuki Harada Kazuki Ōmori...

Rebellion, both cynical films based on flawed loyalty to the clan. Kihachi Okamoto films focus on violence in a particular fashion. In particular in his...

Face of Another), Mikio Naruse (When a Woman Ascends the Stairs), Kihachi Okamoto (Kill! and The Sword of Doom), Hideo Gosha (Goyokin), Shirō Toyoda...

Red Lion (赤毛, Akage) is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshirō Mifune and Shima Iwashita. Gonzo (権三, Toshiro Mifune), a...

Kazuo Ikehiro: 3 Shintaro Katsu: 2 Akira Inoue: 1 Satsuo Yamamoto: 1 Kihachi Okamoto: 1 The television series Zatoichi ran for four seasons—a total of 100...

directed by Kihachi Okamoto. Vengeance for Sale is a remake of the TV movie directed by Kihachi Okamoto in 1969, based on the manga written by Okamoto under...

during the late stage of World War II. It was written and directed by Kihachi Okamoto. During the last days of the war, a nameless young cadet is assigned...

Okamoto (岡本 圭人, born 1993), Japanese singer and member of the group Hey! Say! JUMP Kido Okamoto (岡本 綺堂, 1872–1939), Japanese author Kihachi Okamoto (岡本...