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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).
Kinji Fukasaku was a prominent Japanese director recognized for his gritty, kinetic approach to filmmaking and his deep influence on the yakuza and action genres.
He is best known for the multi-film yakuza epic Battles Without Honor and Humanity, the wartime drama Tora! Tora! Tora!, and his final controversial film, the dystopian thriller Battle Royale.
He is widely recognized for his high-energy, handheld camera work and a raw, unflinching portrayal of violence, which defined the look of Japanese exploitation cinema in the 1970s.
Key titles include Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Graveyard of Honor, Under the Flag of the Rising Sun, and Battle Royale. Explore his full filmography on Mood.