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Kinji Fukasaku (深作 欣二, Fukasaku Kinji, 3 July 1930 – 12 January 2003) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking", [1] Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series ...
Kinji Fukasaku was born on 3 July 1930 in Mito, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Battle Royale (2000), Fall Guy (1982) and Crest of Betrayal (1994). He was married to Sanae Nakahara. He died on 12 January 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.
Battle Royale (Japanese: バトル・ロワイアル, Hepburn: Batoru Rowaiaru) is a 2000 Japanese action film directed by Kinji Fukasaku from a screenplay by Kenta Fukasaku, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Koushun Takami.
Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp meet the man behind the notorious Battle Royale, Kinji Fukasaku.: 'I am fully aware that there is a generation gap between where I stand and where those kids stand.'
Hiroshima Death Match (1973) Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama. 7.5. Rate. A young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up, but falls in love with his boss' widow's niece, piling up enemies and corpses along his wayward way.
Jan 12, 2003 · Kinji Fukasaku (3 July 1930 – 12 January 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.
Name: Kinji Fukasaku. Japanese: 深作欣二 (ふかさく きんじ) Birthdate: July 3, 1930. Date of Death: January 12, 2003. Birthplace: Mito, Ibaraki, Japan.
