Kinji Fukasaku
DirectingBorn: 1930-07-03Place of Birth: 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).
Known For
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
Self
The Mystery of Rampo
Film Director
Proof of the Man
Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Himself (archive footage)
What's a Director?
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
Self
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Self
Making of 'Battle Royale'
Self
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
Himself
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
Self