Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Directing
Born 1930-07-03 - Died 2003-01-12Mito, 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).

Movies (11)

Proof of the Man
7.8

Proof of the Man

1977Movie7.8
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II

2003Movie
The Mystery of Rampo
7.1

The Mystery of Rampo

1994Movie7.1
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
6.3

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

2013Movie6.3
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
8.5

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

2004Movie8.5
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

2001Movie
Making of 'Battle Royale'

Making of 'Battle Royale'

2000Movie
What's a Director?

What's a Director?

2006Movie
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
6.5

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

2009Movie6.5
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem

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

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

2003Movie