Biography
Kinji Fukasaku (3 July 1930 – 12 January 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 7
TV Shows 4
Writer 2
Producer 1
Screenplay 1
Director / Producer
Battle Royale (2000)
Movie
5.13
Director
The Geisha House (1999)
Movie
Director
The Abe Clan (1995)
Movie
Director
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
Movie
9
Director
The Triple Cross (1992)
Movie
Director
A Chaos of Flowers (1988)
Movie
Director
Sure Death 4 (1987)
Movie
6
Director
House on Fire (1986)
Movie
Director
Shanghai Rhapsody (1984)
Movie
Director / Screenplay
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Movie
6
Director
Theater Of Life (1983)
Movie
Director
Fall Guy (1982)
Movie
Director
Lovers Lost (1982)
Movie
Writer / Director
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
Movie
6
Director
Gate of Youth (1981)
Movie
Director / Screenplay
Virus (1980)
Movie
Writer
Shadow Warriors (1980)
TV
Director / Story
Message from Space (1978)
Movie
Director
Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Movie
Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
Proof of the Man (1977)
Movie
Director
Doberman Cop (1977)
Movie
6
Director
Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
Movie
Director
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
Movie
Director
Gambling Den Heist (1975)
Movie
Director
Cops vs. Thugs (1975)
Movie
Director
Unified Shadows (1975)
TV
Director
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
Movie
Director
Wounded Angels (1974)
TV
Director
Professional Killers (1972)
TV
Director
Street Mobster (1972)
Movie
Director
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Movie
6
Director
Black Rose Mansion (1969)
Movie
Director
The Green Slime (1968)
Movie
4
Director
Black Lizard (1968)
Movie
Director
Blackmail Is My Life (1968)
Movie
Director
Gambler's Farewell (1968)
Movie
Director
Dissolution Rites (1967)
Movie
Director
The Kamikaze Guy (1966)
Movie
Director
The Threat (1966)
Movie
Screenplay / Editor
The Boss (1965)
Movie
Director
Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964)
Movie
Director
Jakoman and Tetsu (1964)
Movie
Director
League of Gangsters (1963)
Movie
Director
Gang vs. G-Men (1962)
Movie
Director
The Challenge (1962)
Movie
Assistant Director
Tale of Young Drifter 2 (1960)
Movie
Assistant Director
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy (1960)
Movie
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1930-07-03
Deathday2003-01-12 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceMidorioka, Japan
ChildrenKenta Fukasaku
RelativesFukasaku Seijirō, Yasubumi Fukasaku
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known AsКиндзи Фукасаку, 深作 欣二
AwardsMedal 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
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