Biography
Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese filmmaker. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking", he worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series (1973–1976). According to the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, his "turbulent energy and at times extreme violence express a cynical critique of social conditions and genuine sympathy for those left out of Japan's postwar prosperity". He used a cinema verite-inspired shaky camera technique in many of his films from the early 1970s.
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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
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battle Royale
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
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Legend of the Eight Samurai
The Green Slime
Battle Royale II: Requiem