Steven Okazaki
Directing

Steven Okazaki

Born 1952-03-12 · Venice, California, USA

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).

DirectorWriterProducerEditorEditorial ConsultantCinematographyDirector Of Photography

Known for

Point of View★ 6.9Viewing moment
Point of View
1988 · Series
Mifune: The Last Samurai★ 7.2Viewing moment
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki★ 7.7Viewing moment
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2007
Heroin: Cape Cod, USA★ 6.8Viewing moment
Heroin: Cape Cod, USA
2015
Living on Tokyo Time★ 5Viewing moment
Living on Tokyo Time
1987
Unfinished Business★ 6.2Viewing moment
Unfinished Business
1986
Days of Waiting★ 7Viewing moment
Days of Waiting
1991
Facing Fear★ 6.3Viewing moment
Facing Fear
2013
Hunting Tigers★ 9Viewing moment
Hunting Tigers
1988

Frequent collaborators

Amy HillAmy HillMartin ScorseseMartin ScorseseKeanu ReevesKeanu ReevesTommy Lee JonesTommy Lee JonesSteven SpielbergSteven SpielbergKevin BaconKevin BaconSusan SarandonSusan SarandonKelvin Han YeeKelvin Han Yee