Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Directing

Born: 1930-07-03 in 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

Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man

Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

Himself

What's a Director?

What's a Director?

The Mystery of Rampo

The Mystery of Rampo

Film Director

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II

Self

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem

Self

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

Self

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

Himself (archive footage)

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

Self

Making of 'Battle Royale'

Making of 'Battle Royale'

Self

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

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

Himself