Directing
Kinji Fukasaku
Mito, Ibaraki, JapanBorn 1930
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).
11
Films
0
TV Shows
68
Crew Credits
Known For
11 Credits
Proof of the Man
as Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
1977
The Mystery of Rampo
as Film Director
1994
Making of 'Battle Royale'
as Self
2000
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
as Self
2001
What's a Director?
2006
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
as Himself
2009
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
as Self
2003
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Self
2003
Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
as Himself
2003
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Himself (archive footage)
2013
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
as Self
2004
Behind the Camera
68 Credits
Shadow Warriors
Director, Writer
1980
Professional Killers
Director
1972
Battle Royale
Director, Producer
2000
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Director
1970
Wounded Angels
Director
1974
Unified Shadows
Director
1975
Virus
Director
1980
Key Hunter
Director
1968
Shogun's Samurai
Director
1978
Message from Space
Director
1978
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Director
2003
Gate of Youth
Director
1981