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Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1930-07-03

Deathday: 2003-01-12 (72 years old)

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).

Filmography

all 82

Movies 78

Director 67

self 8

TV Shows 4

Writer 2

Producer 1

Screenplay 1

Himself (archive footage)

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

Miwa: A Japanese Icon (2013)

Himself

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza (2009)

Original Film Writer

The Yagyu Conspiracy

The Yagyu Conspiracy (2008)

What's a Director?

What's a Director? (2006)

Self

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (2004)

Himself

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

Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~ (2003)

Self

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II (2003)

Self

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)

Director

Battle Royale II: Requiem

Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)

Self

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE (2001)

Director / Producer

Battle Royale

Battle Royale (2000)

Self

Making of 'Battle Royale'

Making of 'Battle Royale' (2000)

Director

The Geisha House

The Geisha House (1999)

Director

The Abe Clan

The Abe Clan (1995)

The Mystery of Rampo

The Mystery of Rampo (1995)

Director / Screenplay

Crest of Betrayal

Crest of Betrayal (1994)

Director

The Triple Cross

The Triple Cross (1992)

Director / Writer

A Chaos of Flowers

A Chaos of Flowers (1988)

Writer / Director

Sure Death 4

Sure Death 4 (1987)

Director / Screenplay

House on Fire

House on Fire (1986)

Director / Screenplay

Shanghai Rhapsody

Shanghai Rhapsody (1984)

Director / Screenplay

Legend of the Eight Samurai

Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)

Screenplay / Director

Theater Of Life

Theater Of Life (1983)

Director

Fall Guy

Fall Guy (1982)

Director / Screenplay

Lovers Lost

Lovers Lost (1982)

Director / Writer

Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation (1981)

Director

Gate of Youth

Gate of Youth (1981)

Director / Screenplay

Virus

Virus (1980)

Director

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)

Writer

Shadow Warriors

Shadow Warriors (1980)

Director

The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)

Director / Story

Message from Space

Message from Space (1978)

Screenplay / Director

Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai (1978)

Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant

Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man (1977)

Director

Doberman Cop

Doberman Cop (1977)

Director

Hokuriku Proxy War

Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)

Director

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard (1976)

Director

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (1976)

Director / Screenplay

Violent Panic: The Big Crash

Violent Panic: The Big Crash (1976)

Director

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)

Director

Gambling Den Heist

Gambling Den Heist (1975)

Director

Cops vs. Thugs

Cops vs. Thugs (1975)

Director

Unified Shadows

Unified Shadows (1975)

Director

Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor (1975)

Director

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)

Director

Wounded Angels

Wounded Angels (1974)

Director

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)

Director

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)

Director

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)

Director

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)

Director

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

Director

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (1972)

Director

Professional Killers

Professional Killers (1972)

Director / Screenplay

Street Mobster

Street Mobster (1972)

Director / Writer

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)

Director / Screenplay

Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)

Writer / Director

If You Were Young: Rage

If You Were Young: Rage (1970)

Director / Writer

Bloodstained Clan Of Honor

Bloodstained Clan Of Honor (1970)

Director

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Writer / Director

Black Rose Mansion

Black Rose Mansion (1969)

Director / Screenplay

Japan Organized Crime Boss

Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)

Story / Director

The Green Slime

The Green Slime (1968)

Director / Screenplay

Black Lizard

Black Lizard (1968)

Director

Blackmail Is My Life

Blackmail Is My Life (1968)

Director

Gambler's Farewell

Gambler's Farewell (1968)

Director / Screenplay

Dissolution Rites

Dissolution Rites (1967)

Director

Rampaging Dragon of the North

Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966)

Screenplay / Director

The Kamikaze Guy

The Kamikaze Guy (1966)

Director / Screenplay

The Threat

The Threat (1966)

Screenplay / Editor

The Boss

The Boss (1965)

Director / Writer

Wolves, Pigs & Men

Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964)

Director

Jakoman and Tetsu

Jakoman and Tetsu (1964)

Director / Screenplay

League of Gangsters

League of Gangsters (1963)

Director

Gang vs. G-Men

Gang vs. G-Men (1962)

Director

The Challenge

The Challenge (1962)

Director

Greed in Broad Daylight

Greed in Broad Daylight (1961)

Director

Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm

Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm (1961)

Director

Man with the Funky Hat

Man with the Funky Hat (1961)

Director

Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor

Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor (1961)

Director

Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley

Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley (1961)

Assistant Director

Tale of Young Drifter 2

Tale of Young Drifter 2 (1960)

Assistant Director

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy (1960)

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Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1930-07-03

Deathday
2003-01-12 (72 years old)

Birth Place
Midorioka, Japan

Children
Kenta Fukasaku

Relatives
Fukasaku Seijirō, Yasubumi Fukasaku

Citizenships
Empire of Japan, Japan

Also Known As
Киндзи Фукасаку, 深作欣二

Awards
Medal with Purple Ribbon, Golden Arrow Award, Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Japan Academy Film Prize, Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director

This article uses material from Wikipedia.

Last updated: 2025-02-20

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