Kihachi Okamoto

Born in Yonago, Tottori, Japan

Born:

February 17, 1924

Died:

February 19, 2005 (age 81)

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.