Kenta Fukasaku (深作 健太, Fukasaku Kenta, born September 15, 1972 in Tokyo) is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is the son of film director Kinji Fukasaku and actress Sanae Nakahara.
Kenta Fukasaku | |
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| Born | September 15, 1972 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
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Biography edit
He made his writing debut in the popular Japanese cult film Battle Royale, which his father directed.[1] He wrote the screenplay to the sequel, Battle Royale II: Requiem, and took over directing when his father died of cancer. The film was released in Japan during the winter of 2003.
In 2005, he directed a film called Under the Same Moon (同じツキみている, Onaji tsuki o miteiru) which starred Battle Royale's Tarō Yamamoto. His adaptation of the manga Sukeban Deka was released in 2006, under the title Yo-Yo Girl Cop. He also directed horror film X-Cross.
Filmography edit
Actor edit
- The Challenge (1982)
Screenwriter edit
- Battle Royale (2000)
- Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
Director edit
- Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
- Under the Same Moon (2005)
- Yo-Yo Girl Cop (2006)
- X-Cross (2007)
- Rebellion: The Killing Isle (2008)
- Black Rat (2010)
- We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia. (2011)
- My Summertime Map (2013)
- Ken to Merii: Ameagari no Yozora ni (2013)
References edit
- ^ "Alright already, enough is enough. 'Battle Royale' being converted to 3D". Bloody Disgusting. 17 May 2010.
External links edit
- Kenta Fukasaku at IMDb
- Kenta Fukasaku at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)