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Kenta Fukasaku is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Assistant Director Japonais born on 15 september 1972 at Tokyo (Japon)
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.
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.
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Kenta Fukasaku
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.
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The Challenge (1982)
, 1h53Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Scott Glenn, Toshiro Mifune, Kenta Fukasaku, Donna Kei Benz, Atsuo Nakamura, Calvin Jung
Roles Jiro
Rating61%
The sword (one of a pair known as "The Equals") was a family heirloom, passed down through the generations, and had been lost during World War II. It was finally tracked down in California where Yoshiida's son, Toshio, finds it. He looks for someone to hire to act as a decoy in order to safely smuggle it into Japan, and back to its rightful owner, Yoshida-san. Rick Murphy (Scott Glenn) is contracted to smuggle a rare sword into Japan, only to find upon his arrival that it is a fake. Aggravated that he has been used as a decoy, he is faced with the prospect of being killed by Yoshida-san's (Toshirō Mifune) brother, Hideo. Instead, he is advised to infiltrate Yoshida's martial arts school and obtain the sword. He does so, yet finds himself being drawn into the ways of Japanese etiquette and tradition to the point where he returns the sword to Yoshida himself after having the perfect opportunity to escape with it. Murphy then humbly asks Yoshida-san if he can be forgiven and taken back in because he wants to learn the ways of Bushido. Yoshida agrees, but only if Murphy follows Yoshida's conditions.
Director
, 2h6Directed by Kenta Fukasaku
Genres Drama
Actors Osamu Mukai, Tori Matsuzaka, Masataka Kubota, Eri Murakawa, Mei Kurokawa, Noriko Eguchi
Rating67%
Kota is a medical school student who is doing badly for his examinations. He feels that something is missing in his life, but he is not sure what it is. One day, he chance upon a pamphlet asking for help with building schools for children in Cambodia, Kota decides to recruit his friends to complete the task.
Kill (2008)
, 1h22Directed by Mamoru Oshii, Kenta Fukasaku
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Rinko Kikuchi, Yuma Ishigaki, Miki Mizuno
Rating49%
Four segments shot as if they are the climax of four action movies by four different directors.
X-Cross (2007)
, 1h30Directed by Kenta Fukasaku
Genres Action, Horror
Actors Nao Matsushita, Ami Suzuki, Shōko Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Rikiya Koyama, Yoshiyuki Morishita
Rating58%
Shiyori vient de rompre avec son petit ami. Pour lui changer les idées, sa meilleure amie, Aiko, lui propose de se rendre à l'auberge d'un étrange village peuplé d'épouvantails...
Yo-Yo Girl Cop (2006)
, 1h38Directed by Kenta Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Aya Matsuura, Rika Ishikawa, Yuki Saitō, Erika Miyoshi, Yui Okada, Tak Sakaguchi
Rating49%
À la demande de l'agent gouvernemental Kazutoshi Kira, la délinquante K (ou Kei) est rapatriée des États-Unis où elle était détenue, pour reprendre l'identité et l'arme-yo-yo de l'agent secret Saki Asamiya ; elle reprend donc, 20 ans après, la suite de sa mère elle aussi incarcérée, en échange de leur libération à toutes deux, pour enquêter sur une série d'attentats-suicide commis à Tokyo par des lycéens. Elle affrontera entre autres une « sukeban deka » rebelle dans un duel au yo-yo sans pitié, scène pitch du film.
Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
, 2h13Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Shugo Oshinari, Yuma Ishigaki, Sonny Chiba, Miyuki Kanbe
Rating46%
Three years after the events of the first film, the survivors of previous Battle Royales have formed a rebel group called the Wild Seven which is led by Shuya Nanahara. A class of teenagers from Shikanotoride Junior High School (鹿之砦中学校, Shikanotoride Chūgakkō) are kidnapped by the Japanese government. Instead of stereotypically studious Japanese students, these ninth graders are “a ragtag collection of delinquents and losers from all over Japan,” including tough-guy rugby players and punks with dyed hair. More importantly, many are orphans whose parents or family died in bombings by the Wild Seven. After their school bus is diverted to an army base, the students are herded into a cage, surrounded by armed guards, and confronted by their schoolteacher, Riki Takeuchi, who lays down the ground rules of the new Battle Royale game. Wild Seven is hiding out on a deserted island (filmed on Hashima Island), and instead of being forced to kill each other, as in the old Battle Royale, the students are sent off to war and ordered to attack the terrorist group’s hideout en masse and kill Shuya within 72 hours. Most of the students are not interested in being forced to avenge their families, but they are coerced to fight through exploding metal collars, which their captors can detonate by remote control. The teacher shows them a line in the caged classroom: those who wish to participate are instructed to cross the line, while those who refuse to participate will be killed. The students are put into 'pairs'; if one student dies, then his or her partner will be killed via collar detonation.
Scriptwriter
Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
, 2h13Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Shugo Oshinari, Yuma Ishigaki, Sonny Chiba, Miyuki Kanbe
Rating46%
Three years after the events of the first film, the survivors of previous Battle Royales have formed a rebel group called the Wild Seven which is led by Shuya Nanahara. A class of teenagers from Shikanotoride Junior High School (鹿之砦中学校, Shikanotoride Chūgakkō) are kidnapped by the Japanese government. Instead of stereotypically studious Japanese students, these ninth graders are “a ragtag collection of delinquents and losers from all over Japan,” including tough-guy rugby players and punks with dyed hair. More importantly, many are orphans whose parents or family died in bombings by the Wild Seven. After their school bus is diverted to an army base, the students are herded into a cage, surrounded by armed guards, and confronted by their schoolteacher, Riki Takeuchi, who lays down the ground rules of the new Battle Royale game. Wild Seven is hiding out on a deserted island (filmed on Hashima Island), and instead of being forced to kill each other, as in the old Battle Royale, the students are sent off to war and ordered to attack the terrorist group’s hideout en masse and kill Shuya within 72 hours. Most of the students are not interested in being forced to avenge their families, but they are coerced to fight through exploding metal collars, which their captors can detonate by remote control. The teacher shows them a line in the caged classroom: those who wish to participate are instructed to cross the line, while those who refuse to participate will be killed. The students are put into 'pairs'; if one student dies, then his or her partner will be killed via collar detonation.
Battle Royale (2000)
, 1h54Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Social science fiction, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Masanobu Ando, Tarō Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kō Shibasaki
Rating74%
Japanese middle school student Shuya Nanahara copes with life after his father's suicide. Meanwhile, schoolmate Noriko Nakagawa is the only student attending class 3-B. Their teacher, Kitano, resigns after being impulsively attacked by a student.
Producer
Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
, 2h13Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Shugo Oshinari, Yuma Ishigaki, Sonny Chiba, Miyuki Kanbe
Roles Producer
Rating46%
Three years after the events of the first film, the survivors of previous Battle Royales have formed a rebel group called the Wild Seven which is led by Shuya Nanahara. A class of teenagers from Shikanotoride Junior High School (鹿之砦中学校, Shikanotoride Chūgakkō) are kidnapped by the Japanese government. Instead of stereotypically studious Japanese students, these ninth graders are “a ragtag collection of delinquents and losers from all over Japan,” including tough-guy rugby players and punks with dyed hair. More importantly, many are orphans whose parents or family died in bombings by the Wild Seven. After their school bus is diverted to an army base, the students are herded into a cage, surrounded by armed guards, and confronted by their schoolteacher, Riki Takeuchi, who lays down the ground rules of the new Battle Royale game. Wild Seven is hiding out on a deserted island (filmed on Hashima Island), and instead of being forced to kill each other, as in the old Battle Royale, the students are sent off to war and ordered to attack the terrorist group’s hideout en masse and kill Shuya within 72 hours. Most of the students are not interested in being forced to avenge their families, but they are coerced to fight through exploding metal collars, which their captors can detonate by remote control. The teacher shows them a line in the caged classroom: those who wish to participate are instructed to cross the line, while those who refuse to participate will be killed. The students are put into 'pairs'; if one student dies, then his or her partner will be killed via collar detonation.
Battle Royale (2000)
, 1h54Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Social science fiction, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Masanobu Ando, Tarō Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kō Shibasaki
Roles Producer
Rating74%
Japanese middle school student Shuya Nanahara copes with life after his father's suicide. Meanwhile, schoolmate Noriko Nakagawa is the only student attending class 3-B. Their teacher, Kitano, resigns after being impulsively attacked by a student.
Director
The Geisha House (1999)
, 1h53Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Genres Drama
Actors Sumiko Fuji, Kaho Minami, Masahiko Tsugawa (津川 雅彦), Mariko Okada, Takeshi Katō, Takashi Sasano
Roles Assistant Director
Rating69%
La jeune Tokiko travaille dans une maison de geisha en tant que femme de ménage, attendant le début de sa pratique de maiko (apprentie geisha). Le film dépeint en détail le mode de vie des geishas à cette époque (1950-60), montrant leurs règles, leurs amours, leurs beautés et leurs sciences humaines.