Kinji Fukasaku
Kinji Fukasaku
Person

Kinji Fukasaku

Director 1930-07-03 Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

Kinji Fukasaku (July 3, 1930 – January 12, 2003) was a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer. He is best known in the west for directing the Japanese portion of the Hollywood film Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and Battle Royale (2000).

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man

1977 · Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant

The Mystery of Rampo

The Mystery of Rampo

1994 · Film Director

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

2013 · Self (archive footage)

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

2004 · Self

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

2009 · Himself

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem

2003 · Self

Making of 'Battle Royale'

Making of 'Battle Royale'

2000 · Self

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

2001 · Self

What's a Director?

What's a Director?

2006 · Movie

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II

2003 · Self

Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~

Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~

2003 · Himself