Atsushi Funahashi Explained

Atsushi Funahashi
Birth Place:	Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:	Film director

is a Japanese film director.^[1]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kaori. Shoji. A Japanese Jim Jarmusch. The Japan Times. May 19, 2006.
2. Web site: Mark. Schilling. Funahashi: 'Good stories don't need happy endings'. The Japan Times. April 12, 2013.
3. Web site: Stephen. Holden. FILM REVIEW; Fleeing Urban Anomie for Elusive Country Comforts. The New York Times. April 10, 2002.
4. Web site: Russell. Edwards. Review: "Big River". Variety. October 21, 2005.
5. Web site: Brian. Clark. Berlin 2012 Review: NUCLEAR NATION. Twitch Film. February 10, 2012.
6. Web site: Mark. Schilling. 'Sakura Namiki no Mankai no Shita ni (Cold Bloom)'. The Japan Times. April 12, 2013.
7. Web site: Chris. Gallagher. A year on, Japan nuclear film shows lives in limbo. Reuters. March 7, 2012.
8. Web site: Nuclear Nation - official site . 2022-12-14 . nuclearnation.jp.
9. Web site: 2015-04-14 . Futaba kara toku hanarete dainibu — Cinéma du Réel . 2022-12-14 . 2015-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150414025319/http://www.cinemadureel.org/en/programme-2015/international-competition/futaba-kara-toku-hanarete-dainibu . bot: unknown .
10. Web site: Raise Your Arms and Twist, Documentary of NMB48 – Films . 2022-12-14 . Visions du Réel . en-US.
11. Web site: Highlights des 21. Nippon Connection Filmfestivals vom 1. bis 30. November 2021 erneut online zu sehen . 2021 . DJW . Deutsch-Japanischer Wirtschaftskreis . 2020-11-24 .