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
Battle Royale
(2000)
Director
Battle Royale II: Requiem
(2003)
Director
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Director
Crest of Betrayal
(1994)
Director
Virus
(1980)
Director
The Green Slime
(1968)
Director
Legend of the Eight Samurai
(1983)
Director
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
(1974)
Director
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima