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
2016
The Sword of Doom
1966
The Blue Pearl
1951
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
Floating Clouds
1955
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Samurai Assassin
1965
Kill!
1968
The Human Bullet
1968
Kinagashi Bugyō
1981

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
7
Directing
52
Writing
29
Producing
1
2016
Shin Godzilla
as Dr. Goro Maki (photograph)
2000
Boy's Choir
as School Head
1982
Kidnapping Blues
as Izakaya Guest
1977
I'm No Angel
as Fujiya President
1977
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1971
The Battle of Okinawa
as Officer Spotting Enemy Ship (uncredited)
1955
Beast Man Snow Man
as Mountain searcher (uncredited)