Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
July 3, 1930

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).

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Kinji Fukasaku 1
Kinji Fukasaku 2

Representative Works

Battle Royale
Battle Royale
7.3
/ Japanese
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
/ English
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Battle Royale II: Requiem
5.0
/ Japanese
Virus
Virus
6.3
/ Japanese
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
6.5
/ Japanese
Crest of Betrayal
Crest of Betrayal
5.5
/ Japanese
Proof of the Man
Proof of the Man
7.8
/ Japanese
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
7.0
/ Japanese
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
7.3
/ Japanese
Samurai Reincarnation
Samurai Reincarnation
5.9
/ Japanese
Street Mobster
Street Mobster
6.8
/ Japanese
Message from Space
Message from Space
5.9
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Battle Royale
2000Nominee

Best Director

Battle Royale

Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970Nominee

Best Director

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003Nominee

Best Director

Battle Royale II: Requiem

Career Highlights

Virus
1980Highlight

Best Director

Virus

Fall Guy
1982Highlight

Best Director

Fall Guy

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