Atsushi Funahashi

Japanese film director (born 1974)

Atsushi Funahashi

Born| 1974 (age 50–51)

Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Occupation| Film 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.
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.

## External links

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* Atsushi Funahashi at IMDb

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