Highest rated as cast or director
Kinji Fukasaku's 12 titles from the 1970s have a median Balasaur Score of 72, led by Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (79) and Yakuza Graveyard (78), against 63 for those from the 1980s.
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).
Directed 70
2000s
- 2003
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
The Geisha House
Director
- 1995
The Abe Clan
Director
- 1994
- 1992
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
Sure Death 4
Director
- 1986
House on Fire
Director
- 1984
Shanghai Rhapsody
Director
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Director
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
Doberman Cop
Director
- 1976
- 1975
Unified Shadows
Director
- 1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Director
- 1973
- 1972
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Director
Street Mobster
Director
- 1971
Sympathy for the Underdog
Director
- 1970
If You Were Young: Rage
Director
Bloodstained Clan of Honor
Director
1960s
- 1969
Black Rose Mansion
Director
- 1968
Black Lizard
Director
Gambler's Farewell
Director
- 1967
Dissolution Rites
Director
- 1966
Rampaging Dragon of the North
Director
The Kamikaze Guy
Director
- 1964
- 1963
League of Gangsters
Director
- 1962
Gang vs. G-Men
Director
The Challenge
Director
- 1961
Greed in Broad Daylight
Director
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
Director
Man with the Funky Hat
Director
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
Director
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
Director
- 1960
Tale of Young Drifter 2
Assistant Director
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
Assistant Director
Wrote 30
2000s
- 2008
The Yagyu Conspiracy
Original Film Writer
1990s
- 1994
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
Sure Death 4
Writer
- 1986
House on Fire
Screenplay
- 1984
Shanghai Rhapsody
Screenplay
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1978
- 1976
- 1972
Street Mobster
Screenplay
- 1971
Sympathy for the Underdog
Screenplay
- 1970
If You Were Young: Rage
Writer
Bloodstained Clan of Honor
Writer
1960s
- 1969
Black Rose Mansion
Writer
- 1968
Black Lizard
Screenplay
- 1967
Dissolution Rites
Screenplay
- 1966
The Kamikaze Guy
Screenplay
- 1965
The Boss
Screenplay
- 1964
- 1963
League of Gangsters
Screenplay
Acted in 3
2000s
- 2006
What's a Director?
Movie
1990s
- 1994
The Mystery of Rampo
Film Director
1970s
- 1977
Produced 1
2000s
- 2000
Edited 1
1960s
- 1965
The Boss
Editor
Created 1
2000s
- 2007
Fleshdance
Creator
Appearances8
2010s
- 2013
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
Himself
- 2004
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Self
- 2003
Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~
Himself
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
Self
- 2001
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
Self
- 2000
Making of 'Battle Royale'
Self
