
Takeshi Fukunaga
Directing
Biography
Takeshi Fukunaga is a Japanese filmmaker based in New York. His first film, Out of My Hand, premiered in Berlinale Panorama in 2015, was released through Ava DuVernay’s Array, and was nominated for the John Cassavetes Independent Spirit Award. Fukunaga was selected by the Cannes Cinéfondation to develop his second film.
Known For

In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
Shōgun

A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. Based on Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name.
Tokyo Vice

In a near-future Japanese city bracing for a devastating earthquake, a group of teenage friends navigate personal struggles and fractured bonds amid rising tension.
Happyend

Late 18th century, Tohoku. An outcast girl, Rin lives in a village suffering from famine. She draws strength from Mt. Hayachine, where the spirits of humans ascend after passing.
Mountain Woman

Kanto, 14, a descendant of Japan's indigenous Ainu people, decides to visit a hole in the forest — a path to the other side of the world where dead people live, hoping to see his deceased father.
Ainu Mosir

A 9-film anthology about “change,” spanning surreal fables and everyday turning points—each short capturing a moment where someone’s life quietly (or violently) shifts direction.
Mirrorliar Films Season 4

This film documents the "FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR", a filmmaking workshop in Fukushima conducted by esteemed Hungarian filmmaker Tarr Béla.
FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR

A short film by Takeshi Fukunaga.
Shirumashi

Shigeki, one of the Ainu people of northern Japan, follows the traditions of his ancestors and teaches his son Motoki about their heritage. But how can old customs be revived after centuries of suppression?
Ainu Puri

A filmmaking masterclass led by director Tarr Béla was held in Fukushima Prefecture in February 2024. Short films made there by the seven participants will be screened.
Letters from Fukushima

A struggling Liberian rubber plantation worker risks everything to discover a new life as a Yellow Cab driver in New York City.