Atsushi Funahashi

Atsushi Funahashi
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
OccupationFilm director

Atsushi Funahashi (舩橋 淳, Funahashi Atsushi, born 1974) is a Japanese film director.[1]

Early life

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After graduating from the University of Tokyo, Funahashi studied directing at the School of Visual Arts.[2]

Career

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Funahashi directed Echoes in 2002.[3] He returned with the 2005 road movie, Big River, starring Joe Odagiri, Chloe Snyder, and Kavi Raz.[4]

His documentary film, Nuclear Nation, screened at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2012.[5] He also directed Cold Bloom, a drama film set in Hitachi, Ibaraki, in 2013.[6]

In 2015 he directed Nuclear Nation 2.[7][8][9]

Filmography

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  • Echoes (2002)
  • Big River (2005)
  • Deep in the Valley (2009)
  • Nuclear Nation (2012)
  • Cold Bloom (2013)
  • Nuclear Nation II (2015)
  • Raise Your Arms and Twist! Documentary of NMB48 (2016)[10]
  • Lovers on Borders (2018)
  • Company Retreat (2020)[11]

References

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  1. ^ Shoji, Kaori (May 19, 2006). "A Japanese Jim Jarmusch". The Japan Times.
  2. ^ Schilling, Mark (April 12, 2013). "Funahashi: 'Good stories don't need happy endings'". The Japan Times.
  3. ^ Holden, Stephen (April 10, 2002). "FILM REVIEW; Fleeing Urban Anomie for Elusive Country Comforts". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Edwards, Russell (October 21, 2005). "Review: "Big River"". Variety.
  5. ^ Clark, Brian (February 10, 2012). "Berlin 2012 Review: NUCLEAR NATION". Twitch Film.
  6. ^ Schilling, Mark (April 12, 2013). "'Sakura Namiki no Mankai no Shita ni (Cold Bloom)'". The Japan Times.
  7. ^ Gallagher, Chris (March 7, 2012). "A year on, Japan nuclear film shows lives in limbo". Reuters.
  8. ^ "Nuclear Nation - official site". nuclearnation.jp. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  9. ^ "Futaba kara toku hanarete dainibu — Cinéma du Réel". 2015-04-14. Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2022-12-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "Raise Your Arms and Twist, Documentary of NMB48 – Films". Visions du Réel. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  11. ^ "Highlights des 21. Nippon Connection Filmfestivals vom 1. bis 30. November 2021 erneut online zu sehen". DJW. Deutsch-Japanischer Wirtschaftskreis. 2021. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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