Kenta Fukasaku Explained

Kenta Fukasaku
Birth Date:	15 September 1972
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter
Father:	Kinji Fukasaku
Mother:	Sanae Nakahara

is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is the son of film director Kinji Fukasaku and actress Sanae Nakahara.

Biography

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, , 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 which starred Battle Royales 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

Actor

• The Challenge (1982)

Screenwriter

• Battle Royale (2000)
• (2003)

Director

• (2003)
• Under the Same Moon (2005)
• Yo-Yo Girl Cop (2006)
• X-Cross (2007)
• (2008)
• Black Rat (2010)
• We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia. (2011)
• My Summertime Map (2013)
• (2013)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alright already, enough is enough. 'Battle Royale' being converted to 3D. 17 May 2010. Bloody Disgusting.