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Kinji Fukasaku

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

Battle Royale II: Requiem

Director

2003
Battle Royale

Battle Royale

Director

2000 3.7
Crest of Betrayal

Crest of Betrayal

Director

1994
Legend of the Eight Samurai

Legend of the Eight Samurai

Director

1983
Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation

Director

1981
Virus

Virus

Director

1980
Message from Space

Message from Space

Director

1978
The Green Slime

The Green Slime

Director

1968

Writer6 films

Crest of Betrayal

Crest of Betrayal

Screenplay

1994
Legend of the Eight Samurai

Legend of the Eight Samurai

Screenplay

1983
Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation

Writer

1981
Virus

Virus

Screenplay

1980
Message from Space

Message from Space

Story

1978
The Green Slime

The Green Slime

Story

1968

Producer1 film

Battle Royale

Battle Royale

Producer

2000 3.7

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