Fukasaku Kenta (1973), after completing his literature studies at Seij University, worked briefly as a cleaner but soon became assistant director on several film and television productions, including The Geisha House (1999) by his father. In 2000, he made his début as scriptwriter with Battle Royale.<br />

Fukasaku Kenta

Fukasaku Kinji

Violent variation on Survivor; as answer to youthful rebellion, every year a school class is put on a desert island and pitted against each other until there is only one left. The responsible teacher is none other than Kitano 'Beat' Takeshi.

IFFR 2001

Battle Royale, 

main programme features

Battle Royale

Fukasaku's most recent film and his first real women's film tells the life story of the brave geisha Omacha who is forced by her family's poverty to sell her body and soul.

IFFR 2000

Geisha House, The

The Geisha House

Three years after the brutal slaughter in Battle Royale, adults again try to keep kids down using pure violence. This time a school class has to take out the hero from Part I in the name of the 'War on Terror'. With guest roles for Beat Takeshi and Sonny 'Kill Bill' Chiba.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Fukasaku Kenta

Filmography

Fukasaku Kenta at IFFR

The Geisha House

Battle Royale

Battle Royale II : Requiem