Atsushi Funahashi

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

Atsushi Funahashi
Born1974 (age 48–49)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
OccupationFilm director

Early life

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

Career

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
  • 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
  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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