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Kinji Fukasaku
Director 1930 - 2003

Kinji Fukasaku

Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

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... Read full bio →

Director Information

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Full Name

Kinji Fukasaku

Known For

Directing

Birthday

July 3rd, 1930 00:00

Place of Birth

Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

Died

January 12th, 2003 00:00 (aged 72)

TMDB ID

31074

IMDb ID

nm0297935

Films Directed

32

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).