About
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).
Filmography
The Yagyu Conspiracy2008 · Original Film Writer
Battle Royale II: Requiem2003 · Director
Battle Royale2000 · Director, Producer
The Geisha House1999 · Director
The Abe Clan1995 · Director
Crest of Betrayal1994 · Director, Screenplay
The Triple Cross1992 · Director
A Chaos of Flowers1988 · Director, Screenplay
Sure Death 41987 · Director, Writer
House on Fire1986 · Director, Screenplay
Shanghai Rhapsody1984 · Director, Screenplay
Legend of the Eight Samurai1983 · Director, Screenplay
Theater Of Life1983 · Director, Screenplay
Fall Guy1982 · Director
Lovers Lost1982 · Director, Screenplay
Samurai Reincarnation1981 · Director, Writer
Gate of Youth1981 · Director
Virus1980 · Director, Screenplay
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga1980 · Director
The Fall of Ako Castle1978 · Director