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Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Birthday: 1930-07-03 | Place of Birth: 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 Japanese portion of the Hollywood film Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and Battle Royale (2000).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2013
Miwa: A Japanese Icon

as    Himself (archive footage)

2000
Making of 'Battle Royale'

as    Self