
Kinji Fukasaku
Directing
1930-07-03 — 2003-01-12Mito, 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

7.6
Proof of the Man
1977 · movie

7.0
The Mystery of Rampo
1994 · movie

What's a Director?
2006 · movie

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003 · movie

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
2001 · movie

Making of 'Battle Royale'
2000 · movie

7.0
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009 · movie

6.3
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013 · movie

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
2003 · movie

8.0
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004 · movie

Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
2003 · movie