Kinji Fukasaku movie career page

Producer

(114 min)

2000 - Action, Drama, Thriller - Japan

Some time in the new millennium Japan falls into economical decay, mass unemployment reigns in the country. With no clear future available, the student no longer respect school, violence increases due to riots and many students drop out of school. With the chaotic situation the government enacts the Battle Royale act, which consists of selected one of the poorest performing classes and sending off to an island where they must fight for survival and only one student can leave alive. The students have 3 days to complete the game or everyone dies due to explosive devices on their necks, they are given random weapons and the only rules to follow is avoid the danger zone and don't cause any trouble or the army will kill them. Mistrust, fear and hate run rampant and chaos spread among the students and they soon give in to the fight for survival.

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Director : Kinji Fukasaku

Cast : Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Asanobu Ando, Kou Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama

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Director

Battle Royale

(114 min)

2000 - Action, Drama, Thriller - Japan

Some time in the new millennium Japan falls into economical decay, mass unemployment reigns in the country. With no clear future available, the student no longer respect school, violence increases due to riots and many students drop out of school. With the chaotic situation the government enacts the Battle Royale act, which consists of selected one of the poorest performing classes and sending off to an island where they must fight for survival and only one student can leave alive. The students have 3 days to complete the game or everyone dies due to explosive devices on their necks, they are given random weapons and the only rules to follow is avoid the danger zone and don't cause any trouble or the army will kill them. Mistrust, fear and hate run rampant and chaos spread among the students and they soon give in to the fight for survival.

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Director : Kinji Fukasaku

Cast : Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Asanobu Ando, Kou Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama

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Battle Royale II - Requiem

(133 min)

2003 - Action, Drama, Science Fiction - Japan

Tokyo, a dirty orange-red late afternoon. Suddenly Shinjuku's skyscrapers all tremble and collapser. Japan has fallen victim to terrorism, and the perpetrators are WIld 7, a Japanese group lead by Shuya Nanahara, survivor of the Battle Royale program from the first movie. When Wild 7 subsequently claims credit for the bombing and declares a war against the government of Japan, the government responds the way it knows best: it launches a new Battle Royale program whereby a lucky class of junior high school graduates are sent on a do-or-die mission to kill Shuya Nanahara and Wild 7. The moment the junior high school students are herded into a giant cage and their teacher Riki Takeuchi strolls to the front of the room, it is clear that BR2 is going to be different from Battle Royale. Addressing his hysterical students, Takeuchi explains that the white line bisecting the room divides those on the 'winning team' from those on the 'losing team'; those on one side will fight for the gov

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Director : Kinji Fukasaku, Kenta Fukusaku

Cast : Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Riki Takeuchi, Shugo Oshinari, Ayana Sakai, Natsuki Kato

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Cops vs. Thugs

(101 min)

1975 - Drama, Yakuza - Japan

The year is 1963, and for nearly a decade the Kurashima City police have been waging a war with the local Yakuza in hopes of eliminating the present element of organized crime. Through their attempts, all have fallen save the leaderless Ohara gang and the Kawade organization. Upon departure to a lengthy stay in prison, Ohara left in charge one Kenji Hirotani, a young upstart whose responsibility has been to keep the family together and to further Ohara’s riches. Meanwhile, Hirotani’s nemesis Kawade has recently come into his corrupt possession, the good graces of a former gangster turned newly appointed assemblyman. Fear not though, Hirotani’s old friend is the hardboiled detective Kuno who lives his life, and career, riding the line between law enforcer and outlaw. Bullets fly, “R’s” are rolled, and the struggle for power ensues.

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Director : Kinji Fukasaku

Cast : Nobuo Kaneko, Hiroki Matsukata, Mikio Narita, Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya

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Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

(130 min)

1978 - Chambara, Drama - Japan

SHOGUN'S SAMURAI follows an epic war between two brothers over their father Shogun Hidetada's death and who will rightfully claim the throne, a position he had desired for his eldest son. The intrigue runs deeper with the Yagyu clan and nobles pulling the strings in this conflict, each vying for the fruition of their own desires, such as the nobles' wish to restore power to the Emperor.

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Director : Kinji Fukasaku

Cast : Sonny Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tetsuro Tamba, Toshiro Mifune, Kinnosuke Yorozuya

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Sure Death Revenge

(117 min)

1987 - Swordplay - Japan

Mondo Nakamura was a loyal samurai, serving under an established magistrate. However, when the lord is murdered, he is replaced by the young and handsome Okuda. Not so long after, come a rush of mysterious murders, and Mondo is soon caught up in political games. Trying to investigate on the supposed accident and suicide of the victims, Mondo finds that corruption paves a road all the way to the Shogun himself! At the same time, Mondo will decide to become an avenger, not afraid to fight for his own honor, and avenge those who died during the investigation. Helped by a mysterious avenger traveling with his two kids and four other avengers, Mondo will try everything he can do to discover the truth and make the head of this criminal organization pay for his crime against the people.

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Director : Kinji Fukasaku

Cast : Makoto Fujita, Sonny Chiba, Henry Sanada, Hiroaki Murakami, Kazuko Kato, Ken Sugai

Legend Of The Eight Samurai

(133 min)

1983 - Chambara, Action - Japan

Many years ago, the Satomi clan were wiped out by the evil Hikita Clan. Their ghosts still seek to destroy Princess Shizu, the last survivor of the cursed Satomi. The princess must fulfil a prophecy and unite eight samurai linked by a series of magical crystals before she can finally be free.

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Director : Kinji Fukasaku

Cast : Sonny Chiba, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Etsuko Shihomi, Yuki Meguro, Mari Natsuki

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