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).
Awards & recognition
- Nikkan Sports Film Award — Best Director · 1999
- Medal with Purple Ribbon · 1997
- Nikkan Sports Film Award — Best Director · 1994
- Japan Academy Prize — Director of the Year · 1987
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director · 1983
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- Japan Academy Prize — Director of the Year · 1983
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director · 1976
- Golden Arrow Award
- Japan Academy Film Prize
- Mainichi Film Award — Best Director
Filmography26 titles
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Shadow Warriors
Japan Organized Crime Boss
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battle Royale
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Hiroshima Death Match
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Sympathy for the Underdog
Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Proxy War
The Fall of Ako Castle
Graveyard of Honor
Yakuza Graveyard
Doberman Cop
Fall Guy
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Virus
Samurai Reincarnation
Message from Space
Legend of the Eight Samurai
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
The Green Slime
Battle Royale II: Requiem