Kihachi Okamoto
Kishida also worked frequently with director Kihachi Okamoto, and was a key figure in his latter works. His sidesplitting portrayal of a garish suit-wearing enemy yakuza captain in "Dainamaito Dondon", and his turn as an eerie secretary to a political mastermind in "Blue Christmas" (the epitome of his stated desire to appear in brief supporting roles that change the tone of an entire film) are some of his most representative work.