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
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7.8
1977
Proof of the Man
1977 · movie
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7.2
1994
The Mystery of Rampo
1994 · movie
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2003
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
2003 · movie
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6.3
2013
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013 · movie
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7.0
2009
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009 · movie
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8.5
2004
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004 · movie
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2001
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
2001 · movie
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2003
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003 · movie
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2000
Making of 'Battle Royale'
2000 · movie
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2006
What's a Director?
2006 · movie
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2003
Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
2003 · movie