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Kinji Fukasaku

Directing
Known For

72 Years Old

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).

Born

Mito, Ibaraki, Japan on 3rd July 1930

Died

12th January 2003

All Credits

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II Image
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
Self
Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~ Image
Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
Himself
The Mystery of Rampo Image
The Mystery of Rampo
Film Director
Proof of the Man Image
Proof of the Man
Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
Making of 'Battle Royale' Image
Making of 'Battle Royale'
Self
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem Image
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
Self
What's a Director? Image
What's a Director?
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! Image
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Self
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE Image
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
Self
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza Image
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
Himself
Miwa: A Japanese Icon Image
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Himself (archive footage)