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Kinji Fukasaku
Directing
Born: July 3, 1930
Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture Japan
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
as Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Himself (archive footage)
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Self
The Mystery of Rampo
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
as Self
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
as Self
Making of 'Battle Royale'
as Self
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
as Himself
What's a Director?
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
as Self
