Kinji Fukasaku
Japanese film director and screenwriter (1930–2003)
Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese filmmaker. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking", he worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series (1973–1976). According to the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, his "turbulent energy and at times extreme violence express a cynical critique of social conditions and genuine sympathy for those left out of Japan's postwar prosperity". He used a cinema verite-inspired shaky camera technique in many of his films from the early 1970s.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 5 films (1968–1976) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Green Slime. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. | 90 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku | 145 min | Color | ||
| 1975 | Cops vs. Thugs | Kinji Fukasaku | 100 min | Color | ||
| 1975 | Graveyard of Honor | Kinji Fukasaku | 93 min | Color | ||
| 1976 | Yakuza Graveyard | Kinji Fukasaku | 92 min | Color |