Kihachi Okamoto
Japanese film director (1924–2005)
2.66body-of-work score · ranked #413 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- February 17, 1924 · Yonago
- Died
- February 19, 2005 · Kawasaki
- Nationality
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Work
- film director, screenwriter
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 10.631 citation
- 20.631 citation
- 30.501 citation
- 40.291 citation
- 50.291 citation
- 60.161 citation
- 70.161 citation
Complete filmography
All 29 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1959Desperado Outpost
- 1959The Big Boss
- 1960The Last Gunfight
- 1960University Bandits
- 1960Westward Desperado
- 1961Big Shots Die at Dawn
- 1961Blueprint of Murder
- 1962Operation X
- 1963The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
- 1963Warring Clans
- 1964Oh, Bomb!
- 1965Fort Graveyard
- 1965Samurai Assassin
- 1966The Sword of Doom
- 1967Japan's Longest Day
- 1967The Age of Assassins
- 1968Kill!
- 1968The Human Bullet
- 1969Red Lion
- 1970Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
- 1971Battle of Okinawa
- 1975Tokkan
- 1978Blue Christmas
- 1979The Last Game
- 1981近頃なぜかチャールストン
- 1986Jazz Daimyo
- 1991Rainbow Kids
- 1995East Meets West
- 2002Vengeance for Sale