Kinji Fukasaku
Directing
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
Directing70
movieBattle Royale
2000
Director
movieThe Geisha House
1999
Director
movieThe Abe Clan
1995
Director
movieCrest of Betrayal
1994
Director
movieThe Triple Cross
1992
Director
movieA Chaos of Flowers
1988
Director
movieSure Death 4
1987
Director
movieHouse on Fire
1986
Director
movieShanghai Rhapsody
1984
Director
movieTheater Of Life
1983
Director
movieFall Guy
1982
Director
movieLovers Lost
1982
Director
movieSamurai Reincarnation
1981
Director
movieGate of Youth
1981
Director
movieVirus
1980
Director
tvShadow Warriors
1980
Director
movieThe Fall of Ako Castle
1978
Director
movieMessage from Space
1978
Director
movieShogun's Samurai
1978
Director
movieDoberman Cop
1977
Director
movieHokuriku Proxy War
1977
Director
movieYakuza Graveyard
1976
Director
movieGambling Den Heist
1975
Director
movieCops vs. Thugs
1975
Director
tvUnified Shadows
1975
Director
movieGraveyard of Honor
1975
Director
tvWounded Angels
1974
Director
tvProfessional Killers
1972
Director
movieStreet Mobster
1972
Director
movieIf You Were Young: Rage
1970
Director
movieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Director
movieBlack Rose Mansion
1969
Director
movieThe Green Slime
1968
Director
movieBlack Lizard
1968
Director
tvKey Hunter
1968
Director
movieBlackmail Is My Life
1968
Director
movieGambler's Farewell
1968
Director
movieDissolution Rites
1967
Director
movieThe Kamikaze Guy
1966
Director
movieThe Threat
1966
Director
movieWolves, Pigs & Men
1964
Director
movieJakoman and Tetsu
1964
Director
movieLeague of Gangsters
1963
Director
movieGang vs. G-Men
1962
Director
movieThe Challenge
1962
Director
movieGreed in Broad Daylight
1961
Director
movieMan with the Funky Hat
1961
Director
movieTale of Young Drifter 2
1960
Assistant Director
movieOutlaw Under a Blue Canopy
1960
Assistant Director
Writing30
movieThe Yagyu Conspiracy
2008
Original Film Writer
movieCrest of Betrayal
1994
Screenplay
movieA Chaos of Flowers
1988
Screenplay
movieSure Death 4
1987
Writer
movieHouse on Fire
1986
Screenplay
movieShanghai Rhapsody
1984
Screenplay
movieLegend of the Eight Samurai
1983
Screenplay
movieTheater Of Life
1983
Screenplay
movieLovers Lost
1982
Screenplay
movieVirus
1980
Screenplay
tvShadow Warriors
1980
Writer
movieShogun's Samurai
1978
Screenplay
movieViolent Panic: The Big Crash
1976
Screenplay
movieStreet Mobster
1972
Screenplay
movieSympathy for the Underdog
1971
Screenplay
movieJapan Organized Crime Boss
1969
Screenplay
movieBlack Lizard
1968
Screenplay
movieDissolution Rites
1967
Screenplay
movieThe Kamikaze Guy
1966
Screenplay
movieThe Threat
1966
Screenplay
movieThe Boss
1965
Screenplay
movieWolves, Pigs & Men
1964
Screenplay
movieLeague of Gangsters
1963
Screenplay
Acting11
movieMiwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
Himself (archive footage)
movieThe Mystery of Rampo
1994
Film Director
movieProof of the Man
1977
Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
Editing1
movieThe Boss
1965
Editor
Production1
movieBattle Royale
2000
Producer