Kinji Fukasaku
DirectingJuly 3, 1930— January 12, 2003 (age 72)
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Also Known As
深作 欣二
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).
Movies
(11 total)
Proof of the Man
19777.6
as Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
20136.3
as Himself (archive footage)
The Mystery of Rampo
19947.0
as Film Director
