Takeshi Fukunaga is a filmmaker based in Tokyo. His first feature film, Out of My Hand (2015), premiered in Panorama at Berlin International Film Festival, won Best U.S. Fiction Award at LA Film Festival and was nominated for John Cassavetes Independent Spirit Award. Takeshi was selected for Cannes Film Festival’s Cinéfondation Residence to develop his second feature film, Ainu Mosir (2020), which won Special Jury Mention in International Narrative Competition at Tribeca Film Festival and Best Film at Guanajuato International Film Festival. His third feature film, Mountain Woman (2022), premiered in Main Competition at Tokyo International Film Festival, and was screened at festivals such as Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Hong Kong International Film Festival. The film won Best New Director and Best New Actress at TAMA Film Awards in Japan. Most recently, he directed an episode of the limited series SHŌGUN (FX), and a second season block of TOKYO VICE (HBO Max).
Agent:
Jason Klorfein, The Gersh Agency (LA)
JKlorfein@gersh.com
Manager:
Sam Masaru Sekoff, Entertainment 360 (LA)
ssekoff@ent360.com
初長編映画『リベリアの白い血』（15）がベルリン国際映画祭パノラマ部門に出品され、ロサンゼルス映画祭で最高賞を受賞、インディペンデント・スピリットアワードのジョン・カサヴェテス賞にノミネートする。長編映画二作目の『アイヌモシㇼ』は、カンヌ映画祭のシネフォンダシオン・レジデンス等で脚本開発後、トライベッカ映画祭の国際ナラティブ・コンペティション部門で審査員特別賞、グアナファト国際映画祭で最優秀作品賞を受賞。長編三作目の『山女』(22）は東京国際映画祭のメインコンペティション部門に出品後、カルロヴィ・ヴァリ国際映画際等で上映され、TAMA映画賞の最優秀新進監督賞と最優秀新進女優賞を受賞。近年では、米ドラマ・シリーズ『SHŌGUN』の7話、『TOKYO VICE S2』の5話・6話の監督を務める。アメリカのThe Gersh Agencyと、Entertainment 360に監督/脚本家として所属。