Kinji Fukasaku
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).
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
Cast Credits
The Mystery of Rampo
as Film Director
Proof of the Man
as Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
Crew Credits
The Yagyu Conspiracy
Original Film Writer
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Director
Battle Royale
Director
The Geisha House
Director
The Abe Clan
Director
Crest of Betrayal
Director
The Triple Cross
Director
A Chaos of Flowers
Director
Sure Death 4
Director
House on Fire
Director
Shanghai Rhapsody
Director
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Director
Theater Of Life
Director
Fall Guy
Director
Lovers Lost
Director
Samurai Reincarnation
Director
Gate of Youth
Director
Virus
Director
The Fall of Ako Castle
Director
Message from Space
Director
Shogun's Samurai
Director
Doberman Cop
Director
Hokuriku Proxy War
Director
Yakuza Graveyard
Director
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
Director
Gambling Den Heist
Director
Cops vs. Thugs
Director