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Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Directing·1930–2003·76 films

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).

As Director

Battle Royale
Battle Royale (2000)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
The Green Slime
The Green Slime (1968)
Virus
Virus (1980)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
Message from Space
Message from Space (1978)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
Street Mobster
Street Mobster (1972)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
Samurai Reincarnation
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
Shogun's Samurai
Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Sympathy for the Underdog
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
Yakuza Graveyard
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
Black Lizard
Black Lizard (1968)
Doberman Cop
Doberman Cop (1977)
Cops vs. Thugs
Cops vs. Thugs (1975)
The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Fall Guy
Fall Guy (1982)
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)
Crest of Betrayal
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
Hokuriku Proxy War
Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (1976)
Lovers Lost
Lovers Lost (1982)
Blackmail Is My Life
Blackmail Is My Life (1968)
Japan Organized Crime Boss
Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)
The Geisha House
The Geisha House (1999)
If You Were Young: Rage
If You Were Young: Rage (1970)
House on Fire
House on Fire (1986)
Sure Death 4
Sure Death 4 (1987)
Black Rose Mansion
Black Rose Mansion (1969)
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (1972)
The Threat
The Threat (1966)
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964)
The Triple Cross
The Triple Cross (1992)
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
Violent Panic: The Big Crash (1976)
Bloodstained Clan of Honor
Bloodstained Clan of Honor (1970)
The Challenge
The Challenge (1962)
Gate of Youth
Gate of Youth (1981)
Gambling Den Heist
Gambling Den Heist (1975)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)
A Chaos of Flowers
A Chaos of Flowers (1988)
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley (1961)
Rampaging Dragon of the North
Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966)
The Kamikaze Guy
The Kamikaze Guy (1966)
League of Gangsters
League of Gangsters (1963)
The Abe Clan
The Abe Clan (1995)
Jakoman and Tetsu
Jakoman and Tetsu (1964)
Dissolution Rites
Dissolution Rites (1967)
Shanghai Rhapsody
Shanghai Rhapsody (1984)
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm (1961)
Greed in Broad Daylight
Greed in Broad Daylight (1961)
Gang vs. G-Men
Gang vs. G-Men (1962)
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor (1961)
Gambler's Farewell
Gambler's Farewell (1968)
Theater Of Life
Theater Of Life (1983)
Man with the Funky Hat
Man with the Funky Hat (1961)

As Actor

As Writer