Kenta Fukasaku

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Kenta Fukasaku (深作健太, Fukasaku Kenta^?, born September 15, 1972; Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film screenwriter and director. He is the son of legendary filmmaker Kinji Fukasaku.

He made his writing debut in the popular Japanese cult film Battle Royale, which his father directed. He wrote the screenplay to the sequel, and took over directing when his father died of cancer. The film was released in Japan during the winter of 2003.

Since then, he has directed two more films. In 2005, a film called Under The Same Moon (同じツキみている, Onaji tsuki o miteiru^?) which starred Battle Royale's Taro Yamamoto. His adaptation of the manga Sukeban Deka will be released in 2006.