Kinji Fukasaku : July1930 - Jan 2003
01-13-03 | 11:22 PM
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Kinji Fukasaku : July1930 - Jan 2003
Another one gone..
from http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...m/film_tora_dc
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - "Tora Tora Tora" helmer Kinji Fukasaku died of cancer over the weekend in Tokyo. He was 72.
Fukasaku made his name in Japan with his Yakuza movie series "War Without a Code" for the Toei Studio, helping to establish Toei as a leader in postwar Japanese cinema.
He gained international recognition with the 1970 release of war epic "Tora Tora Tora," about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which he co-directed after Akira Kurosawa abandoned the project.
His last project was 2002's controversial "Battle Royale," featuring brutal killings among high school students, which became a surprise hit at the Japanese box office.
Fukasaku made his name in Japan with his Yakuza movie series "War Without a Code" for the Toei Studio, helping to establish Toei as a leader in postwar Japanese cinema.
He gained international recognition with the 1970 release of war epic "Tora Tora Tora," about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which he co-directed after Akira Kurosawa abandoned the project.
His last project was 2002's controversial "Battle Royale," featuring brutal killings among high school students, which became a surprise hit at the Japanese box office.
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