About

Known credits:
106
Birthday:
1930-07-03
Place of birth:
Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture Japan
Website:
N/A

Kinji Fukasaku

Overview

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

Acting
2013 Miwa: A Japanese Icon Actor Himself (archive footage) 59
Average
2009 Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza Actor Himself 59
Average
2006 What's a Director? Actor N/A
N/A
2004 Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~ Actor Himself N/A
N/A
2003 The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II Actor Self N/A
N/A
2003 Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem Actor Self N/A
N/A
2001 Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE Actor Self N/A
N/A
2000 Making of 'Battle Royale' Actor Self N/A
N/A
1995 The Mystery of Rampo Actor 59
Average
1977 Proof of the Man Actor Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant 59
Average

Directing
2003 Battle Royale II: Requiem Directing Director 54
Average
2000 Battle Royale Directing Director 71
Good
1999 The Geisha House Directing Director 59
Average
1995 The Abe Clan Directing Director 59
Average
1994 Crest of Betrayal Directing Director 59
Average
1992 The Triple Cross Directing Director 58
Average
1988 A Chaos of Flowers Directing Director 59
Average
1987 Sure Death 4 Directing Director 59
Average
1986 House on Fire Directing Director 58
Average
1984 Shanghai Rhapsody Directing Director N/A
N/A
1983 Legend of the Eight Samurai Directing Director 58
Average
1983 Theater Of Life Directing Director N/A
N/A
1982 Fall Guy Directing Director 58
Average
1982 Lovers Lost Directing Director 59
Average
1981 Samurai Reincarnation Directing Director 58
Average
1981 Gate of Youth Directing Director 59
Average
1980 Virus Directing Director 59
Average
1980 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga Directing Director 59
Average
1978 The Fall of Ako Castle Directing Director 59
Average
1978 Message from Space Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Shogun's Samurai Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Doberman Cop Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Hokuriku Proxy War Directing Director 59
Average
1976 Yakuza Graveyard Directing Director 59
Average
1976 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss Directing Director 59
Average
1976 Violent Panic: The Big Crash Directing Director 58
Average
1975 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss Directing Director 59
Average
1975 Gambling Den Heist Directing Director 58
Average
1975 Cops vs. Thugs Directing Director 59
Average
1975 Graveyard of Honor Directing Director 59
Average
1974 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 Directing Director 59
Average
1974 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode Directing Director 60
Fair
1974 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics Directing Director 59
Average
1973 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War Directing Director 60
Fair
1973 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima Directing Director 60
Fair
1973 Battles Without Honor and Humanity Directing Director 61
Fair
1972 Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers Directing Director 59
Average
1972 Street Mobster Directing Director 59
Average
1972 Under the Flag of the Rising Sun Directing Director 59
Average
1971 Sympathy for the Underdog Directing Director 59
Average
1970 If You Were Young: Rage Directing Director 59
Average
1970 Bloodstained Clan Of Honor Directing Director 59
Average
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! Directing Director 65
Fair
1969 Black Rose Mansion Directing Director 58
Average
1969 Japan Organized Crime Boss Directing Director 59
Average
1968 The Green Slime Directing Director 57
Average
1968 Black Lizard Directing Director 59
Average
1968 Blackmail Is My Life Directing Director 59
Average
1968 Gambler's Farewell Directing Director 59
Average
1967 Dissolution Rites Directing Director 59
Average
1966 Rampaging Dragon of the North Directing Director 59
Average
1966 The Kamikaze Guy Directing Director 59
Average
1966 The Threat Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Wolves, Pigs & Men Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Jakoman and Tetsu Directing Director 59
Average
1963 League of Gangsters Directing Director 59
Average
1962 Gang vs. G-Men Directing Director 59
Average
1962 The Challenge Directing Director 59
Average
1961 Greed in Broad Daylight Directing Director 59
Average
1961 Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm Directing Director 59
Average
1961 Man with the Funky Hat Directing Director N/A
N/A
1961 Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor Directing Director 59
Average
1961 Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley Directing Director 59
Average
1960 Tale of Young Drifter 2 Directing Assistant Director N/A
N/A
1960 Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy Directing Assistant Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2008 Yagyu Conspiracy RETOLD Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1994 Crest of Betrayal Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1988 A Chaos of Flowers Writing Writer 59
Average
1987 Sure Death 4 Writing Writer 59
Average
1986 House on Fire Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1984 Shanghai Rhapsody Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1983 Legend of the Eight Samurai Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1983 Theater Of Life Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1982 Lovers Lost Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1981 Samurai Reincarnation Writing Writer 58
Average
1980 Virus Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1978 Message from Space Writing Story 58
Average
1978 Shogun's Samurai Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1976 Violent Panic: The Big Crash Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1972 Street Mobster Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1972 Under the Flag of the Rising Sun Writing Writer 59
Average
1971 Sympathy for the Underdog Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1970 If You Were Young: Rage Writing Writer 59
Average
1970 Bloodstained Clan Of Honor Writing Writer 59
Average
1969 Black Rose Mansion Writing Writer 58
Average
1969 Japan Organized Crime Boss Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1968 The Green Slime Writing Story 57
Average
1967 Dissolution Rites Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1966 The Kamikaze Guy Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1966 The Threat Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1965 The Boss Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1964 Wolves, Pigs & Men Writing Writer 59
Average
1963 League of Gangsters Writing Screenplay 59
Average

Production
2000 Battle Royale Production Producer 71
Good

Editing
1965 The Boss Editing Editor N/A
N/A