
Kinji Fukasaku
Known for Directing · 11 credits
- Born
- 1930-07-03
- Died
- 2003-01-12
- Place of birth
- Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
- Also known as
- 深作 欣二
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

Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
as Himself (archive footage)

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009
as Himself

Proof of the Man
1977
as Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant

The Mystery of Rampo
1994
as Film Director

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004
as Self

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
2001
as Self
Movies (11)

Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
as Himself (archive footage)

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009
as Himself

Proof of the Man
1977
as Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant

The Mystery of Rampo
1994
as Film Director

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004
as Self

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
2001
as Self

Making of 'Battle Royale'
2000
as Self

What's a Director?
2006

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003
as Self

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
2003
as Self

Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
2003
as Himself
About Kinji Fukasaku
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). With 11 credits spanning from 1977 to 2013, Kinji Fukasaku has appeared in 11 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kinji Fukasaku Movies
- Miwa: A Japanese Icon (2013) — as Himself (archive footage)
- Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza (2009) — as Himself
- Proof of the Man (1977) — as Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
- The Mystery of Rampo (1994) — as Film Director
- Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (2004) — as Self
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