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Steven Okazaki

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Editor
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Steven Okazaki was born in 1952 in Venice, California, USA. He is a director and producer, known for White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007), Days of Waiting (1991) and Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015).
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 11 nominations total

    Known for

    White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
    White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    8.2
    • Director
    • 2007
    Days of Waiting (1991)
    Days of Waiting
    7.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1991
    Toshirô Mifune in Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)
    Mifune: The Last Samurai
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2015
    Living on Tokyo Time (1987)
    Living on Tokyo Time
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1987

    Credits

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    Director

    • Heroin: Cape Cod, USA (2015)
      Heroin: Cape Cod, USA
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Toshirô Mifune in Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)
      Mifune: The Last Samurai
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Nels Cline in Approximately Nels Cline (2013)
      Approximately Nels Cline
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • All We Could Carry
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Crushed: The Oxycontin Interviews
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Conscience of Nhem En (2008)
      The Conscience of Nhem En
      7.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
      White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
      8.2
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Rehab
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2005
    • The Mushroom Club (2005)
      The Mushroom Club
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Alice McMunn in Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street (2000)
      Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street
      7.9
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Alone Together: Young Adults Living with HIV
      Short
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Hunting Tigers
      7.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Honey O. Yates in The Lisa Theory (1994)
      The Lisa Theory
      6.2
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Troubled Paradise
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Days of Waiting (1991)
      Days of Waiting
      7.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1991

    Producer

    • Toshirô Mifune in Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)
      Mifune: The Last Samurai
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Giap's Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory (2015)
      Giap's Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Nels Cline in Approximately Nels Cline (2013)
      Approximately Nels Cline
      Short
      • producer
      • 2013
    • The Conscience of Nhem En (2008)
      The Conscience of Nhem En
      7.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2008
    • White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
      White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
      8.2
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Rehab
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Life 360
      TV Series
      • producer (segment "The Fair")
      • 2002
    • Alice McMunn in Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street (2000)
      Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street
      7.9
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Honey O. Yates in The Lisa Theory (1994)
      The Lisa Theory
      6.2
      • producer
      • 1994
    • Days of Waiting (1991)
      Days of Waiting
      7.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 1991
    • Unfinished Business (1985)
      Unfinished Business
      6.6
      • producer
      • 1985

    Editor

    • Toshirô Mifune in Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)
      Mifune: The Last Samurai
      7.2
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Giap's Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory (2015)
      Giap's Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Nels Cline in Approximately Nels Cline (2013)
      Approximately Nels Cline
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • The Conscience of Nhem En (2008)
      The Conscience of Nhem En
      7.5
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2008
    • Alice McMunn in Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street (2000)
      Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street
      7.9
      • Editor
      • 2000
    • Honey O. Yates in The Lisa Theory (1994)
      The Lisa Theory
      6.2
      • Editor
      • 1994
    • Days of Waiting (1991)
      Days of Waiting
      7.4
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1991
    • Living on Tokyo Time (1987)
      Living on Tokyo Time
      6.5
      • Editor
      • 1987
    • Unfinished Business (1985)
      Unfinished Business
      6.6
      • Editor
      • 1985

    Personal details

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      • Official website of Steven Okazaki - Farallon Films
    • Born
      • 1952
      • Venice, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Peggy Orenstein

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