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).

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Filmography

View Proof of the Man
Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man

1977Film
7.6
View The Mystery of Rampo
The Mystery of Rampo

The Mystery of Rampo

1994Film
7.0
View What's a Director?
What's a Director?

What's a Director?

2006Film0
View Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

2001Film0
View Making of 'Battle Royale'
Making of 'Battle Royale'

Making of 'Battle Royale'

2000Film0
View Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem

2003Film0
View Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Miwa: A Japanese Icon

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

2013Film
6.3
View Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

2004Film
8.0
View Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

2009Film
7.0
View The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II

2003Film0
View Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~

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

2003Film0