Kinji Fukasaku
Known For
Directing
Born
1930-07-03 in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Died
2003-01-12
Biography
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).
Most Known For
Proof of the Man
as Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
The Mystery of Rampo
as Film Director
What's a Director?
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Self
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
as Self
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
as Himself
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
as Self
Making of 'Battle Royale'
as Self
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Himself (archive footage)
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
as Self
Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
as Himself