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Steven Okazaki

Steven Okazaki

DirectorEditorProducerWriterCrew Mar 12 (age 74) Venice, California, USA 1985–2016 (31 year career)
6.4 avg rating

Biography

Steven Toll Okazaki (born March 12, 1952, in Venice, California) is an American filmmaker. He is Sansei Japanese American (3rd generation) and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has received a Peabody Award and been nominated for four Academy Awards, winning an Oscar for the documentary short subject, Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo (1990).

Known For

Mifune: The Last Samurai
Film

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Director
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Film

White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Director
Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street
Film

Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street

Director
POV
Film

POV

Director
Heroin: Cape Cod, USA
Film

Heroin: Cape Cod, USA

Director
Something Better to Come
Film

Something Better to Come

Additional Editing
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo
Film

Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

Cinematography
Facing Fear
Film

Facing Fear

Editorial Consultant

Filmography

Crew (35)

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Movies (34)

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

Director

7.2
Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

Editor

7.2
Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

Producer

7.2
Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

Writer

7.2
Giap's Last Day At The Ironing Board Factory

Giap's Last Day At The Ironing Board Factory

2015

Producer

Heroin: Cape Cod, USA

Heroin: Cape Cod, USA

2015

Director

6.8
Something Better to Come

Something Better to Come

2014

Additional Editing

6.7
Facing Fear

Facing Fear

2013

Editorial Consultant

5.5
The Conscience of Nhem En

The Conscience of Nhem En

2008

Director

6.0
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

2007

Director

7.5
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

2007

Writer

7.5
Rehab

Rehab

2005

Director

The Mushroom Club

The Mushroom Club

2005

Director

6.3
Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street

Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street

2000

Director

6.7
Alone Together: Young Adults Living With HIV

Alone Together: Young Adults Living With HIV

1995

Director

1.0
American Sons

American Sons

1994

Director

American Sons

American Sons

1994

Editor

American Sons

American Sons

1994

Producer

American Sons

American Sons

1994

Writer

Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

1991

Cinematography

7.7
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

1991

Director

7.7
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

1991

Editor

7.7
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

1991

Producer

7.7
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

1991

Writer

7.7
Hunting Tigers

Hunting Tigers

1988

Director

9.0
Living on Tokyo Time

Living on Tokyo Time

1987

Director

5.0
Living on Tokyo Time

Living on Tokyo Time

1987

Director of Photography

5.0
Living on Tokyo Time

Living on Tokyo Time

1987

Editor

5.0
Living on Tokyo Time

Living on Tokyo Time

1987

Writer

5.0
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

1985

Director

5.7
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

1985

Director of Photography

5.7
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

1985

Editor

5.7
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

1985

Producer

5.7
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

1985

Writer

5.7

Television (1)

POV

POV

1988

Director

6.9