Among the film critics, those who often review foreign movies, such as Juzaburo FUTABA, Kosei ONO, Mitsutoshi ISHIGAMI, Nobuhiko KOBAYASHI, and Takuya MORI, have published articles to celebrate Kihachi OKAMOTO for his work.
双葉十三郎、小野耕世、石上三登志、小林信彦、森卓也といった、どちらかというと洋画への言及が多い人々が古くから岡本喜八賛美の文章を発表してきた。