Kihachi Okamoto
Director · 46 credits · 14 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Sword of Doom (1966)
Best Kihachi Okamoto movies by genre
Directed movies (42 total, ranked by score)
1The Sword of Doom
1966 · ★ 7.7 (270 votes)
Drama, Crime, Action
2Kill!
1968 · ★ 6.9 (77 votes)
Action, Comedy
3Japan's Longest Day
1967 · ★ 7.2 (29 votes)
Drama, History, War
4Samurai Assassin
1965 · ★ 7.4 (62 votes)
Drama, Action, History
5The Battle of Okinawa
1971 · ★ 7.8 (14 votes)
War, History
6Aoba shigereru
1974
Drama
7Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970 · ★ 6.8 (81 votes)
Adventure, Action, Drama
8Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)
Crime, Action
9Red Lion
1969 · ★ 6.4 (27 votes)
Comedy, Action
10Operation Sewer Rats
1962
War, Drama
11Warring Clans
1963 · ★ 6.8 (14 votes)
Action, Comedy
12Sugata Sanshiro
1977
Drama, Action
13The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963 · ★ 6.1 (13 votes)
Comedy, Drama
14Rainbow Kids
1991 · ★ 6.4 (10 votes)
Drama, Comedy
15Vengeance for Sale
2002 · ★ 6.0 (6 votes)
Comedy, Action, Drama
16Oh, Bomb!
1964 · ★ 7.8 (8 votes)
Music, Comedy, Action
17Dynamite Don-Don
1978 · ★ 7.4 (5 votes)
Action, Comedy
18The Last Gunfight
1960 · ★ 6.1 (9 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Action
19Taikoki
1987 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)
Drama, History
20Blood Type: Blue
1978 · ★ 5.7 (8 votes)
Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
21Fort Graveyard
1965 · ★ 6.1 (10 votes)
Drama, War, Comedy
22The Age of Assassins
1967 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)
Comedy, Action
23All About Marriage
1958
Comedy, Romance
24Battle Cry
1975 · ★ 5.9 (7 votes)
Comedy, Drama, War
25The Last Game
1979 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Drama, War
26Jazz Daimyo
1986 · ★ 6.3 (7 votes)
Music, Comedy, Drama
27Blueprint of Murder
1961 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)
Action, Crime, Mystery
28Bright Young Maidens
1958 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Romance
29At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)
Comedy
30Westward Desperado
1960 · ★ 6.1 (7 votes)
War, Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.