Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku 深作 欣二
Born	July 3, 1930(1930-07-03) Mito, Japan
Died	January 12, 2003(2003-01-12) (aged 72) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1961 – 2003
Spouse	Sanae Nakahara
Awards	Japan Academy Prize Best Director 1983 Fall Guy 1987 House on Fire 1995 Crest of Betrayal

Kinji Fukasaku (深作 欣二, Fukasaku Kinji^?, 3 July 1930 – 12 January 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).

Contents 1 Early life 2 Filmmaking career 3 Filmography 4 Awards 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External links

Early life

When he was 15 years old, Fukasaku's class was drafted, and he worked as a munitions worker during World War II. In July 1945, the class was caught in artillery fire. Since the children could not escape artillery fire, they had to dive under each other in order to survive. The surviving members of the class had to dispose of the corpses. Fukasaku realized that the Japanese government lied about World War II at that point; Fukasaku had a burning hatred of adults in general for a long time.^[1][2]

Filmmaking career

In 1973, Fukasaku directed a groundbreaking yakuza film, Battles Without Honor and Humanity (released in the United States as The Yakuza Papers). Up to this point, Japan's many yakuza films had usually been tales of chivalry (ninkyo) set in the pre-war period, but Fukasaku's ultra-violent, documentary-style film took place in chaotic post-War Hiroshima. A commercial and critical success, it gave rise to eight sequels of which he directed all but the last. Fukasaku continued his work with Sonny Chiba, who starred in Fukasaku's debut film, for several samurai period films such as Shogun's Samurai. In 1980, Fukasaku directed Virus, Japan's most expensive production at the time, which became a financial flop.

Near the end of his life, Fukasaku branched out into the world of video games by serving as the director of the Capcom/Sunsoft survival horror game Clock Tower 3. Although the game sold poorly and received fair to lukewarm reviews, the game has been praised for its cinematic cut-scenes, which some consider to be worth playing through the game in order to watch. In 2000, Battle Royale was released, which received positive critical praise as well as becoming a major financial success, grossing ¥3.11 billion domestically.^[3] Because he suffered from late stage prostate cancer during preparations for the film Battle Royale II: Requiem, the film's production was organized so that Fukasaku's son Kenta Fukasaku could take over the film's direction after he died. Fukasaku died after directing a single scene with Takeshi Kitano.

Filmography

Year	Title	Japanese	Romanization
1961	Wandering Detective: Tragedy in Red Valley aka Duel in The Valley	風来坊探偵　赤い谷の惨劇	Fūraibō tantei: akai tani no sangeki
	Wandering Detective: Black Wind in the Harbor	風来坊探偵　岬を渡る黒い風	Fūraibō tantei: Misaki wo wataru kuroi kaze
	Vigilante With a Funky Hat aka Man with The Funky Hat	ファンキーハットの快男児	Fankii hatto no kaidanji
	Vigilante With a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm	ファンキーハットの快男児　2千万円の腕	Fankii hatto no kaidanji: Nisenman-en no ude
	High Noon for Gangsters aka Villains in Broad Daylight	白昼の無頼漢	Hakuchu no buraikan
1962	The Proud Challenge	誇り高き挑戦	Hokori takaki chosen
	Gang vs. G-men	ギャング対Ｇメン	Gangu tai Jii-men
1963	League of Gangsters	ギャング同盟	Gyangu domei
1964	Jakoman and Tetsu aka One-eyed Captain and Tetsu	ジャコ万と鉄	Jakoman to Tetsu
	Wolves, Pigs and People	狼と豚と人間	Okami to buta to ningen
1966	The Threat	脅迫	Odoshi
	The Secret of the Diamond / The Kamikaze Guy Kamikaze Man: Duel at Noon	カミカゼ野郎 真昼の決斗	Kamikaze yarō: Mahiru no kettō
	Rampaging Dragon of the North	北海の暴れ竜	Hokkai no Abare Ryū
1967	Ceremony of Disbanding	解散式	Kaisanshiki
1968	Gamblers' Ceremony of Disbanding	博徒解散式	Bakuto kaisanshiki
	Black Lizard	黒蜥蝪	Kurotokage
	Blackmail Is My Life	恐喝こそわが人生	Kyokatsu koso waga jinsei
	The Green Slime	ガンマ3号　宇宙大作戦	Gamma daisan go: Uchu dai sakusen
1969	Black Rose Mansion	黒薔薇の舘	Kurobara no yakata
	Japan's Most Violent Gangs: Boss aka Japan's Organized Crime Boss	日本暴力団　組長	Nihon boryokudan: Kumicho
1970	Bloodstained Clan Honor aka Bloody Gambles	血染の代紋	Chizome no daimon
	If You Were Young: Rage	君が若者なら	Kimi ga Wakamono nara
	Tora! Tora! Tora!	トラ・トラ・トラ！	Tora Tora Tora!
1971	Sympathy for the Underdog	博徒外人部隊	Bakuto gaijin butai
1972	Under the Flag of the Rising Sun	軍旗はためく下に	Gunki hatameku moto ni
	Street Mobster	現代やくざ　人斬り与太	Gendai yakuza: Hitokiri yota
	Outlaw Killer: Three Maddog Killers	人斬り与太　狂犬三兄弟	Hitokiri yota: Kyoken san kyodai
1973	Battles Without Honor and Humanity aka The Yakuza Papers (Volume 1)	仁義なき戦い	Jinginaki tatakai
	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Hiroshima Deathmatch aka The Yakuza Papers: Hiroshima Deathmatch (Volume 2)	仁義なき戦い　広島死闘篇	Jinginaki tatakai: Hiroshima shitō hen
	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War aka The Yakuza Papers: Proxy War (Volume 3)	仁義なき戦い　代理戦争	Jinginaki tatakai: Dairi senso
1974	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics aka The Yakuza Papers: Police Tactics (Volume 4)	仁義なき戦い　頂上作戦	Jinginaki tatakai: Chojo sakusen
	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode aka The Yakuza Papers: Final Episode (Volume 5)	仁義なき戦い　完結篇	Jinginaki tatakai: Kanketsu hen
	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity	新仁義なき戦い	Shin jinginaki tatakai
1975	Graveyard of Honor	仁義の墓場	Jingi no hakaba
	State Police vs. Organized Crime aka Cops vs. Thugs	県警対組織暴力	Kenkei tai soshiki boryoku
	Gambling Den Heist	資金源強奪	Shikingen godatsu
	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head	新仁義なき戦い　組長の首	Shin Jinginaki tatakai: Kumicho no kubi
1976	Violent Panic: The Big Crash	暴走パニック　大激突	Boso panikku: Dai gekitotsu
	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Last Days	新仁義なき戦い　組長最後の日	Shin Jinginaki tatakai: Kumicho saigo no hi
	Yakuza Graveyard aka Yakuza Burial: Jasmine Flower	やくざの墓場　くちなしの花	Yakuza no hakaba: Kuchinashi no hana
1977	Hokuriku Proxy War	北陸代理戦争	Hokuriku dairi senso
	Doberman Detective	ドーベルマン刑事	Dōberman deka
1978	Shogun's Samurai aka Yagyu Clan Conspiracy	柳生一族の陰謀	Yagyū ichizoku no inbō
	Message from Space	宇宙からのメッセージ	Uchū kara no messeiji
	The Fall of Ako Castle	赤穂城断絶	Akōjō danzetsu
1980	Virus	復活の日	Fukkatsu no hi
1981	The Gate of Youth	青春の門	Seishun no mon
	Samurai Reincarnation	魔界転生	Makai Tenshō
1982	Dotonbori River	道頓堀川	Dotonborigawa
	Fall Guy	蒲田行進曲	Kamata koshin kyoku
1983	Theater of Life (directed one of three segments)	人生劇場	Jinsei gekijo
	Legend of the Eight Samurai	里見八犬伝	Satomi hakkenden
1984	Shanghai Rhapsody	上海バンスキング	Shanghai bansu kingu
1986	House on Fire	火宅の人	Kataku no hito
1987	Sure Death 4: Revenge	必殺ＩＶ　恨みはらします	Hissatsu shi: Urami harashimasu
1988	A Chaos of Flowers	華の乱	Hana no ran
1992	The Triple Cross aka The Day's Too Bright	いつかギラギラする日	Itsuka giragira suru hi
1994	Crest of Betrayal aka Loyal 47 Ronin: Yotsuya Ghost Story	忠臣蔵外伝　四谷怪談	Chushingura Gaiden: Yotsuya kaidan
1999	The Geisha House	おもちゃ	Omocha
2000	Battle Royale	バトル・ロワイアル	Batoru Rowaiaru
2003	Battle Royale II: Requiem (directed one scene)	バトル・ロワイヤル II: レクイエム　【鎮魂歌】	Batoru Rowaiaru: "Rekuiemu"

Awards

• 1983 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year - Fall Guy, Dotonbori River
• 1987 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year - House on Fire
• 1995 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year - Crest of Betrayal

Further reading

• Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp (2004). The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 1-880656-89-2. http://www.stonebridge.com/MIDNIGHTEYE/midnight_eye.html. 

References

1. ^ "Director's Statement," Battle Royale
2. ^ "Kinji Fukasaku," Midnight Eye
3. ^ J. T., Testar (June 2002). "Japan Goes to the Movies" (PDF). The Journal. pp. 1. http://www.accj.or.jp/document_library/Journal/1053151390.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-08. 

External links

• Kinji Fukasaku at the Internet Movie Database
• Focus: Kinji Fukasaku at the Midnight Eye
• The Man No Genre Could Tame
• An Introduction to Kinji Fukasaku's Cinema
• Kinji Fukasaku at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
• Kinji Fukasaku biography on (re)Search my Trash

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Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year Yoji Yamada (1978) · Yoshitaro Nomura (1979) · Shōhei Imamura (1980) · Seijun Suzuki (1981) · Kōhei Oguri (1982) · Kinji Fukasaku (1983) · Hideo Gosha (1984) · Juzo Itami (1985) · Shinichirō Sawai (1986) · Kinji Fukasaku (1987) · Juzo Itami (1988) · Junya Sato (1989) · Shōhei Imamura (1990) · Masahiro Shinoda (1991) · Kihachi Okamoto (1992) · Masayuki Suo (1993) · Yoji Yamada (1994) · Kinji Fukasaku (1995) · Kaneto Shindō (1996) · Masayuki Suo (1997) · Shōhei Imamura (1998) · Hideyuki Hirayama (1999) · Yasuo Furuhata (2000) · Junji Sakamoto (2001) · Isao Yukisada (2002) · Yoji Yamada (2003) · Yoshimitsu Morita (2004) · Yoichi Sai (2005) · Takashi Yamazaki (2006) · Lee Sang-il (2007) · Joji Matsuoka (2008) · Yōjirō Takita (2009) · Daisaku Kimura (2010)

Films directed by Kinji Fukasaku 1960s Wandering Detective: Tragedy in Red Valley (1961) Wandering Detective: Black Wind in the Harbor (1961) Vigilante With a Funky Hat (1961) Vigilante With a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm (1961) High Noon for Gangsters (1961) The Proud Challenge (1962) Gang vs. G-men (1962) League of Gangsters (1963) Jakoman and Tetsu (1964) Wolves, Pigs and People (1964) The Threat (1966) The Secret of the Diamond / The Kamikaze Guy (Kamikaze Man: Duel at Noon) (1966) Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966) Ceremony of Disbanding (1967) Gamblers' Ceremony of Disbanding (1968) Black Lizard (1968) Blackmail Is My Life (1968) The Green Slime (1968) Black Rose Mansion (1969) Japan's Most Violent Gangs: Boss (1969) 1970s Bloodstained Clan Honor (1970) If You Were Young: Rage (1970) Tora! Tora! Tora! (with Richard Fleischer and Toshio Masuda) (1970) Sympathy for the Underdog (1971) Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972) Street Mobster (1972) Outlaw Killer: Three Maddog Killers (1972) Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Hiroshima Deathmatch (1973) Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974) Graveyard of Honor (1975) State Police vs. Organized Crime (1975) Gambling Den Heist (1975) New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head (1975) Violent Panic: The Big Crash (1976) New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Last Days (1976) Yakuza Graveyard (1976) Hokuriku Proxy War (1977) Doberman Detective (1977) Shogun's Samurai (1978) Message from Space (1978) The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) 1980s Virus (1980) The Gate of Youth (1981) Samurai Reincarnation (1981) Dotonbori River (1982) Fall Guy (1982) Theater of Life (1983) Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983) Shanghai Rhapsody (1984) House on Fire (1986) Sure Death 4: Revenge (1987) A Chaos of Flowers (1988) 1990s The Triple Cross (1992) Crest of Betrayal (1994) The Geisha House (1999) 2000s Battle Royale (2000) Battle Royale II: Requiem (with Kenta Fukasaku) (2003)

Persondata
Name	Fukasaku, Kinji
Alternative names
Short description	Film director
Date of birth	3 July 1930
Place of birth	Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture Japan
Date of death	12 January 2003
Place of death	Tokyo, Japan