Quick Facts
Born:
1930-07-03
Birthplace:
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Credits:
11 Total Roles
Kinji Fukasaku
Directing
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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
Proof of the Man
Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Himself (archive footage)
The Mystery of Rampo
Film Director
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
Himself
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Self
What's a Director?
Self
Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
Himself
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Miwa: A Japanese Icon MOVIE | Himself (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza MOVIE | Himself |
| 2006 | What's a Director? MOVIE | Self |
| 2004 | Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! MOVIE | Self |
| 2003 | Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~ MOVIE | Himself |
| 2003 | The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II MOVIE | Self |
| 2003 | Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem MOVIE | Self |
| 2001 | Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE MOVIE | Self |
| 2000 | Making of 'Battle Royale' MOVIE | Self |
| 1994 | The Mystery of Rampo MOVIE | Film Director |