Kihachi Okamoto

Kihachi Okamoto

Directing
1924-02-17
Yonago, Tottori, Japan

Biography

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 & Full Filmography7 Titles

#1Shin Godzilla

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m as Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)

7.2 / 10
ActionSci-FiHorror

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.

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#2The Battle of Okinawa

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m as Officer Spotting Enemy Ship (uncredited)

7.8 / 10
WarHistory

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants are forced to remain on the island. Many convert to soldier status. Tokyo sends mixed messages that squander time and resources, as when they order the defenders to build an airstrip for aircraft that never come. The truth soon becomes obvious: the high command decides that the island cannot be held and effectively abandons the Okinawan defenders. When the Americans land many troops are deployed in the wrong places. As the slaughter mounts, a suicidal attitude takes hold. Okinawa becomes a death trap, for civilian volunteers and non-combatants as well.

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#3Beast Man Snow Man

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Mountain searcher (uncredited)

4.9 / 10
Sci-FiHorrorAdventure

Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.

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#4Kidnapping Blues

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as Izakaya Guest

7.3 / 10
CrimeDrama

A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does not intend to be a kidnapper – he asks the girl to phone her mother and tell her she's with him. During their trip they meet various people, but they always must continue on, lest the man be arrested.

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#5Boy's Choir

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m as School Head

5.8 / 10
MusicDrama

A young teen's father dies, and he is sent to an orphanage. He's teased because he stutters almost runs away, until a beautiful, androgynous boy, Yasuo, convinces him to join the choir.

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#6The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

Movie - 1977, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.2 / 10
ComedyDrama

Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her trauma, and finally, rescues his niece who is about to be lured into prostitution.

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#7I'm No Angel

Movie - 1977, 2h 15m as Fujiya President

7.0 / 10
Drama

A young couple lives together in a small apartment and struggles to keep their relationship together, despite inertia and financial hardship. Based on the comic Red Colored Elegy by Seiichi Hayashi.

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