Kinji Fukasaku (深作 欣二, Fukasaku Kinji, 3 July 1930 â€" 12
January 2003) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who rose
to prominence for his association with the Japanese New Wave.He is
known for directing the Japanese portion of the Hollywood war film
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), yakuza films including the seminal Battles
Without Honor and Humanity (1973), samurai period pieces such as
Shogun's Samurai (1978), the space opera Message from Space (1978),
the fantasy film Samurai Reincarnation (1981), and his controversial
final film Battle Royale (2000). He was also known for his trademark,
cinema verite-inspired shaky camera technique, which he used
extensively in many of his films from the early 1970s.In 1997, he
received the Purple Medal of Honor from the Japanese government for
his work in film.
January 2003) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who rose
to prominence for his association with the Japanese New Wave.He is
known for directing the Japanese portion of the Hollywood war film
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), yakuza films including the seminal Battles
Without Honor and Humanity (1973), samurai period pieces such as
Shogun's Samurai (1978), the space opera Message from Space (1978),
the fantasy film Samurai Reincarnation (1981), and his controversial
final film Battle Royale (2000). He was also known for his trademark,
cinema verite-inspired shaky camera technique, which he used
extensively in many of his films from the early 1970s.In 1997, he
received the Purple Medal of Honor from the Japanese government for
his work in film.
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