Kinji Fukasaku Dies

Veteran Japanese film maker Kinji Fukasaku passed away on Sunday, January 12th at 1am. He was 72 years old. Fukasaku’s directorial career spanned 50 years, although he may be best known to Western movie fans as the director of Japanese cult hit Battle Royale. After announcing that he was suffering from bone cancer, Fukasaku decided to ignore his health and begin production of Battle Royale 2. Fuksasku passed on production of Battle Royale 2 to his son two weeks ago.

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