
Kinji Fukasaku
Director·1930–2003·Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
8 horror credits
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).
Director8 films

Battle Royale II: Requiem
Director

Battle Royale
Director

Crest of Betrayal
Director

Legend of the Eight Samurai
Director

Samurai Reincarnation
Director

Virus
Director

Message from Space
Director

The Green Slime
Director
Writer6 films

Crest of Betrayal
Screenplay

Legend of the Eight Samurai
Screenplay

Samurai Reincarnation
Writer

Virus
Screenplay

Message from Space
Story

The Green Slime
Story
Producer1 film

Battle Royale
Producer