As Actor
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
6.3
Kinji Fukasaku
Acting
Born
July 3, 1930
Place of Birth
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Deceased
January 12, 2003
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).
The Filmography
As Actor
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004
8.0
As Director
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003
5.0
As Director
Battle Royale
2000
7.3
As Director
The Geisha House
1999
7.4
As Director
The Abe Clan
1995
7.0
As Director, As Writer
Crest of Betrayal
1994
5.6
As Director
The Triple Cross
1992
6.6
As Director, As Writer
A Chaos of Flowers
1988
8.0
As Director, As Writer
Sure Death 4
1987
6.6
As Director, As Writer
House on Fire
1986
4.8
As Director, As Writer
Shanghai Rhapsody
1984
7.0
As Director, As Writer
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983
5.9
As Director
Fall Guy
1982
6.1
As Director, As Writer
Lovers Lost
1982
7.1
As Director, As Writer
Samurai Reincarnation
1981
6.0
As Director
Gate of Youth
1981
7.3
As Director, As Writer
Virus
1980
6.4
As Director
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
6.7
As Director
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
6.6