Kenta Fukasaku
Born September 15, 1972 is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is the son of film director Kinji Fukasaku and actress Sanae Nakahara.
Kenta Fukasaku
- Name
- Kenta Fukasaku
- Born
- 15 September 1972
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Fields
- film and television.
- Education
- Seijo University.
- Honours
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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Born September 15, 1972 is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is the son of film director Kinji Fukasaku and actress Sanae Nakahara.
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• Name — Kenta Fukasaku • Born — 15 September 1972 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Father — Kinji Fukasaku • Mother — Sanae Nakahara
Biography
Biography
He made his writing debut in the popular Japanese cult film Battle Royale, which his father directed. 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 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.
Actor
Actor
• The Challenge (1982)
Director
Director
• 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)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
His recorded language was Japanese. He was the child of Kinji Fukasaku and Sanae Nakahara.
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Career and activity
Kenta Fukasaku worked in film and television.
Screenwriter
• Battle Royale (2000) • Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
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Kenta Fukasaku received Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay.
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Kenta Fukasaku studied at Seijo University.
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