When Sergeant Okubo’s brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second World War Read More »
Tag Archives: Kihachi Okamoto
Fort Graveyard / Chi to suna (1965) Kihachi Okamoto, Toshirô Mifune, Makoto Satô, Reiko Dan
Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China Read More »
East Meets West (1995) Kihachi Okamoto
A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco Read More »
Rainbow Kids (1991) Kihachi Okamoto, Tôru Kazama
A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose Read More »
Chikagoro naze ka Charusuton / At This Late Date The Charleston (1981) Kihachi Okamoto, Gô Rijû, Yû Fujiki, Ichirô Zaitsu
A group of old men take over an empty house and proclaim it to be a new “country” they have founded, called Yama. Read More »
Big Shots Die at Dawn / Kaoyaku akatsukini shisu (1961) Kihachi Okamoto, Yûzô Kayama, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Shimazaki
After a long stint working in Alaska, Jiro returns to his hometown. Read More »
Westward Desperado / Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e (1960) Kihachi Okamoto, Hideyo Amamoto, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Akihiko Hirata
In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage Read More »
Noisy Dynamite / Dainamaito don don (1978) Kihachi Okamoto, Junko Miyashita, Bunta Sugawara, Kin’ya Kitaôji
Yakuza Gang War is at the height in North Kyushu Area in the summer of 1950 Read More »
Oh, Bomb! / Aa bakudan (1964) Kihachi Okamoto, Yûnosuke Itô, Fubuki Koshiji, Ichirô Nakatani
Filmed as a traditional Japanese play, a yakuza boss is released from prison Read More »
Blueprint of Murder / Ankokugai no dankon (1961) Kihachi Okamoto, Yûzô Kayama, Makoto Satô, Tatsuya Mihashi
While testing the advance prototype of a revolutionary gas engine Read More »