Samurai Assassin (侍, Samurai) is a 1965 Japanese film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshiro Mifune, Koshiro Matsumoto, Yūnosuke Itō, and Michiyo Aratama. It is set in 1860, immediately ...

Director Kihachi Okamoto’s “Japan’s Longest Day,” a 1967 film about the final hours of World War II, depicts how Japan’s wartime leaders wavered between surrendering or fighting a ...

This ski action romp has the tempo of a musical, and Okamoto Kihachi's style is on full display. Tsuruta Koji makes a special appearance as a senior member of the mountain club.