Atsushi Funahashi

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

Atsushi Funahashi
Born1974 (age 46–47)
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]

He is currently working on Nuclear Nation 2.[7]

Filmography
  • Echoes (2002)
  • Big River (2005)
  • Deep in the Valley (2009)
  • Nuclear Nation (2012)
  • Cold Bloom (2013)
  • Lovers on Borders (2018)

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.
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