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Kinji Fukasaku
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 72
Also known as深作 欣二GenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn03/07/1930Born inMito, Ibaraki, JapanDied12/01/2003Died inTokyoCauseprostate cancer, cancerWikidataQ470779TMDb#31074

Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese filmmaker. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking", he 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 (1973–1976). According to the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, his "turbulent energy and at times extreme violence express a cynical critique of social conditions and genuine sympathy for those left out of Japan's postwar prosperity".

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Filmography8 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2013Miwa: A Japanese IconMovieHimself (archive footage)83
2009Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuzaMovieHimself79
2006What's a Director?Movie76
2004Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!MovieSelf74
2003The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale IIMovieSelf73
2003Making of Battle Royale II: RequiemMovieSelf73
1994The Mystery of RampoMovieFilm Director64
1977Proof of the ManMovieShibue, Assistant Lieutenant47