Kinji Fukasaku
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 3, 1930
Day of Death: January 12, 2003 (73 years old)
Place of Birth: Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture 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).
