Kenta Fukasaku

Kenta Fukasaku
Born	(1972-09-15) September 15, 1972 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter

Kenta Fukasaku (深作 健太, Fukasaku Kenta, born September 15, 1972; Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is the son of filmmaker Kinji Fukasaku and actress Sanae Nakahara.

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.

He has since directed two more films. 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 Taro 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

Screenwriter

• Battle Royale (2000)
• Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)

Director

• Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
• Under the Same Moon (2005)
• Yo-Yo Girl Cop (2006)
• X-Cross (2007)
• Black Rat (2010)
• We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia. (2011)

Sources

• Kenta Fukasaku at IMDb
• Kenta Fukasaku at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)