Directing
Kinji Fukasaku
Born July 3, 1930 Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
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).
Directed Films
5.0
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003·Action
7.3
Battle Royale
2000·Drama
7.7
The Geisha House
1999·Drama
7.7
The Abe Clan
1995·History
5.5
Crest of Betrayal
1994·Horror
7.2
The Triple Cross
1992·Drama
7.5
A Chaos of Flowers
1988·Drama
7.0
Sure Death 4
1987·Drama
4.5
House on Fire
1986·Drama
7.0
Shanghai Rhapsody
1984·Comedy
5.8
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983·Fantasy
9.0
Theater Of Life
1983·Drama
6.5
Fall Guy
1982·Drama
6.5
Lovers Lost
1982·Drama
5.9
Samurai Reincarnation
1981·Action
7.2
Gate of Youth
1981·Drama
6.3
Virus
1980·Horror
5.5
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980·Action
6.8
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978·Action
5.9
Message from Space
1978·Action
7.0
Shogun's Samurai
1978·Action
6.5
Doberman Cop
1977·Crime
6.9
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977·Drama
6.6
Yakuza Graveyard
1976·Action
Also Appeared In
6.3
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013·Documentary
6.5
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009·Documentary
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What's a Director?
2006·Drama
8.5
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004·Documentary
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Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
2003·Documentary
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The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
2003·Documentary
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Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003·Documentary
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Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
2001·Documentary
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Making of 'Battle Royale'
2000·Documentary
7.1
The Mystery of Rampo
1994·Drama
7.8
Proof of the Man
1977·Drama