Kinji Fukasaku

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1930-07-03

Deathday 2003-01-12 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture Japan

Also Known As Киндзи Фукасаку, 深作 欣二

Kinji Fukasaku

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).

Known For

Director

2000
Battle Royale

as Director

1999
The Geisha House

as Director

1995
The Abe Clan

as Director

1994
Crest of Betrayal

as Director

1992
The Triple Cross

as Director

1988
A Chaos of Flowers

as Director

1987
Sure Death 4

as Director

1986
House on Fire

as Director

1984
Shanghai Rhapsody

as Director

1983
Theater Of Life

as Director

1982
Fall Guy

as Director

1982
Lovers Lost

as Director

1981
1981
Gate of Youth

as Director

1980
Virus

as Director

1980
Shadow Warriors

as Director

1978
Shogun's Samurai

as Director

1978
1978
Message from Space

as Director

1977
Doberman Cop

as Director

1977
Hokuriku Proxy War

as Director

1976
Yakuza Graveyard

as Director

1975
Graveyard of Honor

as Director

1975
Cops vs. Thugs

as Director

1975
Gambling Den Heist

as Director

1975
Unified Shadows

as Director

1974
Wounded Angels

as Director

1972
Street Mobster

as Director

1972
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Director

1970
1969
Black Rose Mansion

as Director

1968
The Green Slime

as Director

1968
Black Lizard

as Director

1968
1968
Gambler's Farewell

as Director

1967
Dissolution Rites

as Director

1966
The Kamikaze Guy

as Director

1966
The Threat

as Director

1964
Wolves, Pigs & Men

as Director

1964
Jakoman and Tetsu

as Director

1963
1962
The Challenge

as Director

1962
Gang vs. G-Men

as Director

1961
1961
1960
Tale of Young Drifter 2

as Assistant Director

1960
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

as Assistant Director

Writer

2008
The Yagyu Conspiracy

as Original Film Writer

1994
Crest of Betrayal

as Screenplay

1988
1987
Sure Death 4

as Writer

1986
House on Fire

as Screenplay

1984
Shanghai Rhapsody

as Screenplay

1983
Theater Of Life

as Screenplay

1983
1982
Lovers Lost

as Screenplay

1981
1980
Virus

as Screenplay

1980
Shadow Warriors

as Writer

1978
Shogun's Samurai

as Screenplay

1978
1972
Street Mobster

as Screenplay

1971
1969
1969
1968
1967
Dissolution Rites

as Screenplay

1966
The Kamikaze Guy

as Screenplay

1966
The Threat

as Screenplay

1965
The Boss

as Screenplay

1964
1963
League of Gangsters

as Screenplay

Producer

2000
Battle Royale

as Producer

Editor

1965
The Boss

as Editor