Atsushi Funahashi

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

Atsushi Funahashi
Born	1974 (age 50–51) Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Film 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]