Kinji Fukasaku
Japanese film director and screenwriter (1930–2003)
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- July 3, 1930 · Midorioka
- Died
- January 12, 2003 · Tokyo
- Nationality
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1982 · Japan · drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1982 #1 · Japan Academy Prize winner 1983
1.752 citations - 2Crest of Betrayal忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談
1994 · Japan
Japan Academy Prize winner 1995 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1994 #2
1.382 citations - 3House on Fire火宅の人
1986 · Japan · drama
Japan Academy Prize winner 1987 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1986 #5
1.142 citations - 4Battle Royaleバトル・ロワイアル
2000 · Japan · action, thriller, drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 2000 #5 · Empire 500 (2008) #235 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.693 citations - 5Under the Flag of the Rising Sun軍旗はためく下に
1972 · Japan · drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1972 #2
0.631 citation - 6
1973 · Japan · crime, drama, action
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1973 #2
0.631 citation - 7
1974 · Japan · drama, crime
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1974 #7
0.331 citation - 80.331 citation
- 9
1973 · Japan · drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1973 #8
0.321 citation - 100.321 citation
- 110.321 citation
Complete filmography
All 63 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1961High Noon for Gangsters
- 1961Vigilante in the Funky Hat
- 1961Vigilante in the Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
- 1961Wandering Detective: Black Wind in the Harbor
- 1961Wandering Detective: Tragedy in Red Valley
- 1961ファンキーハットの快男児シリーズ
- 1962Gyangu tai G-men
- 1962The Proud Challenge
- 1963League of Gangsters
- 1964Jakoman and Tetsu (1964 film)
- 1964Wolves, Pigs and Men
- 1966Kamikaze Man: Duel at Noon
- 1966Rampaging Dragon of the North
- 1966The Threat
- 1967Ceremony of Disbanding
- 1968Black Lizard
- 1968Blackmail Is My Life
- 1968Gambler's Farewell
- 1968The Green Slime
- 1969Black Rose Mansion
- 1969Japan Organized Crime Boss
- 1970Bloodstained Clan Honor
- 1970If You Were Young: Rage
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!
- 1971Sympathy for the Underdog
- 1972Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
- 1972Street Mobster
- 1972Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
- 1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
- 1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
- 1974New Battles Without Honor and Humanity
- 1975Cops vs. Thugs
- 1975Gambling Den Heist
- 1975Graveyard of Honor
- 1975New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head
- 1976New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Last Days
- 1976Violent Panic: The Big Crash
- 1976Yakuza Graveyard
- 1977Doberman Cop
- 1977Hokuriku Proxy War
- 1978Message from Space
- 1978Shogun's Samurai
- 1978The Fall of Ako Castle
- 1980Virus
- 1981Samurai Reincarnation
- 1981The Gate of Youth
- 1982Dotonbori River
- 1982Fall Guy
- 1983Legend of the Eight Samurai
- 1983Theater of Life
- 1984Shanghai Rhapsody
- 1986House on Fire
- 1987Sure Death 4: Revenge
- 1988A Chaos of Flowers
- 1992The Triple Cross
- 1994Crest of Betrayal
- 1995The Abe Clan
- 1999The Geisha House
- 2000Battle Royale
- 2003Battle Royale II: Requiem