Memorial Page for Kinji Fukasaku
Japanese film director and screenwriter
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July 3rd, 2026
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Kinji Fukasaku (* July 3, 1930 in Midorioka; † January 12, 2003 in Tokyo) was a japanese film director and screenwriter. He was 72 years old. He was married to Sanae Nakahara. He studied at Nihon University. He received 7 awards, including Japan Academy Film Prizes, Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year. His cause of death was cancer.
Life Events
9 EventsBorn in Midorioka, Higashiibaraki district
1930Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
1976Graveyard of Honor
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
1983Fall Guy
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
1983Fall Guy
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
1987House on Fire
Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director
1994Crest of Betrayal
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1997Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director
1999The Geisha House
Died in Tokyo, Kantō region (cancer)
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- Sanae Nakahara
Kinji Fukasaku. Forever remembered.