Directed credits
68
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Directing
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1.5
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Directed movies: 63Directed series: 5All crew credits: 72
TMDB ID: 31074
IMDb ID: nm0297935
Known for: Directing
Born: July 3, 1930
Died: January 12, 2003
Age: 72
Place of birth: Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1960 - 2013
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q470779
Also known as
深作 欣二
Frequent jobs
Director (66)Assistant Director (2)Screenplay (3)Original Film Writer (1)
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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
5.0
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Director
2003 Movie
7.3
Battle Royale
Director
2000 Movie
7.4
The Geisha House
Director
1999 Movie
7.0
The Abe Clan
Director
1995 Movie
5.3
Crest of Betrayal
Director
1994 Movie
6.6
The Triple Cross
Director
1992 Movie
7.5
A Chaos of Flowers
Director
1988 Movie
6.6
Sure Death 4
Director
1987 Movie
4.1
House on Fire
Director
1986 Movie
7.0
Shanghai Rhapsody
Director
1984 Movie
5.6
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Director
1983 Movie
Theater Of Life
Director
1983 Movie
6.2
Fall Guy
Director
1982 Movie
6.2
Lovers Lost
Director
1982 Movie
5.8
Samurai Reincarnation
Director
1981 Movie
7.3
Gate of Youth
Director
1981 Movie
6.3
Virus
Director
1980 Movie
5.5
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Director
1980 Movie
6.6
The Fall of Ako Castle
Director
1978 Movie
5.8
Message from Space
Director
1978 Movie
6.4
Doberman Cop
Director
1977 Movie
6.4
Hokuriku Proxy War
Director
1977 Movie
6.5
Yakuza Graveyard
Director
1976 Movie
6.9
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
Director
1976 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kinji Fukasaku.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kinji Fukasaku.
7.3
Battle Royale
Director
2000 Movie
7.1
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Director
1970 Movie
5.0
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Director
2003 Movie
6.3
Virus
Director
1980 Movie
6.6
Graveyard of Honor
Director
1975 Movie
7.3
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Director
1973 Movie
5.8
Samurai Reincarnation
Director
1981 Movie
5.8
Message from Space
Director
1978 Movie
7.3
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Director
1973 Movie
5.6
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Director
1983 Movie
5.3
Crest of Betrayal
Director
1994 Movie
7.3
Gate of Youth
Director
1981 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kinji Fukasaku.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kinji Fukasaku.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kinji Fukasaku.
6.3
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Himself (archive footage)
2013 Movie
7.0
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
as Himself
2009 Movie
What's a Director?
2006 Movie
8.0
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
as Self
2004 Movie
Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
as Himself
2003 Movie
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
as Self
2003 Movie
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Self
2003 Movie
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
as Self
2001 Movie
Making of 'Battle Royale'
as Self
2000 Movie
7.0
The Mystery of Rampo
as Film Director
1994 Movie
7.6
Proof of the Man
as Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant
1977 Movie