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Kinji Fukasaku Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1930-07-03

Birthplace:
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

Credits:
11 Total Roles

Kinji Fukasaku

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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

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

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