Portrait of Steven Okazaki

Directing

Steven Okazaki

Career

Active from 1985 to 2016, busiest in 1988 and 2005 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
GoodWatch score92/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Short Film

    1991 · Won · 63rd Academy Awards

    Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Short Film

    2009 · Nominated · 81st Academy Awards

    The Conscience of Nhem En

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Short Film

    2006 · Nominated · 78th Academy Awards

    The Mushroom Club

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 0.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Steven Okazaki Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.8, average 4.8
  • Romance
    1.3, average 3.8
  • Wit & Wordplay
    1.2, average 3.7
  • Situational Comedy
    0.3, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      18
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2010s

      6 titles · average score 70
      Mifune: The Last Samurai
      Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
      GoodWatch score 74

      Editor, Producer

      Heroin: Cape Cod, USA
      Heroin: Cape Cod, USA (2015)
      GoodWatch score 64

      Director

      Giap's Last Day At The Ironing Board Factory
      Giap's Last Day At The Ironing Board Factory (2015)

      Producer

      Something Better to Come
      Something Better to Come (2014)
      GoodWatch score 72

      Additional Editing

      Facing Fear
      Facing Fear (2013)
      GoodWatch score 69

      Editorial Consultant

      Seeking Asian Female
      Seeking Asian Female (2012)
      GoodWatch score 71

      Consulting Producer

      2000s

      6 titles · average score 84
      The Conscience of Nhem En
      The Conscience of Nhem En (2008)

      Director

      White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
      White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
      GoodWatch score 92

      Director, Writer

      The Mushroom Club
      The Mushroom Club (2005)

      Director

      Rehab
      Rehab (2005)

      Director

      Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto
      Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto (2001)

      Thanks

      Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street
      Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street (2000)
      GoodWatch score 76

      Director

      1990s

      3 titles
      Alone Together: Young Adults Living With HIV
      Alone Together: Young Adults Living With HIV (1995)

      Director

      American Sons
      American Sons (1994)

      Director, Writer

      Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo
      Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo (1991)

      Director, Writer

      1980s

      3 titles · average score 64
      Hunting Tigers
      Hunting Tigers (1988)

      Director

      Living on Tokyo Time
      Living on Tokyo Time (1987)
      GoodWatch score 64

      Director of Photography, Writer

      Unfinished Business
      Unfinished Business (1985)

      Editor, Director