Chosei Funahara
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Osao Chosei Funahara is a musician and film director and producer. Born in the Hyōgo Prefecture
of Japan, Chosei Funahara was educated in both America
and Japan
. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Nihon University
College of Art's Cinema
Department in Tokyo. While pursuing New York University
's NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science (Cinema Studies
), he performed as bass player and founding member of the cult punk rock group the Plasmatics
.
In addition to these feature film credits, Chosei Funahara has produced or directed a total of more than sixty short films, documentaries and numerous TV commercials in Japan, the United States and Europe.
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
of Japan, Chosei Funahara was educated in both America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Nihon University
Nihon University
Nihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889....
College of Art's Cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Department in Tokyo. While pursuing New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science (Cinema Studies
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
), he performed as bass player and founding member of the cult punk rock group the Plasmatics
Plasmatics
The Plasmatics were an American heavy metal and punk band formed by Yale University art school graduate Rod Swenson with Wendy O. Williams. The band was a controversial group known for wild live shows that broke countless taboos...
.
Producer
- Cagney Lies (2008)
- Still Normal (2007)
- Masabumi KikuchiMasabumi Kikuchiis a Japanese jazz pianist and composer born in Tokyo, Japan, notable for working with a variety of well known jazz musicians such as Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Woody Herman, Mal Waldron, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Miles Davis, Billy Harper and Hannibal Peterson.-Select...
(post-production) - Dark Voices (2001) (co-producer)
- Tokyo DecadenceTokyo Decadenceis a 1992 Japanese film. The film was directed by Ryu Murakami with music by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film stars Miho Nikaido and is known by two other titles, Topaz, Sex Dreams of Topaz. It has been banned in Australia and South Korea...
(1992) (producer) ... aka Sex Dreams of Topaz (Hong Kong) ... aka Topâzu ( Japanese ) - In the SoupIn the SoupIn the Soup is a 1992 independent film comedy directed by Alexandre Rockwell. It stars Steve Buscemi as a self-conscious screenwriter who has written an unfilmable 500-page screenplay and is looking for a producer....
(1992) (co-executive producer) - Fatal Mission (1990) (producer) ... aka DeadLock (Japanese) ... aka Enemy (Germany)
- Raffles Hotel (1989) (associate producer)
- Sons (1989) (executive producer)
Other film credits
- Dark Voices (2001) (Director)
- Kyoko (2000) (production consultant)
- Amerikanskaya doch (1995) (production consultant) ... aka Американская дочь (Russia) ... aka American Daughter
- Somebody to Love (1994) (special thanks)
- Hsi yen(1993) (soundtrack supervisor) ... aka The Wedding Banquet (USA)
In addition to these feature film credits, Chosei Funahara has produced or directed a total of more than sixty short films, documentaries and numerous TV commercials in Japan, the United States and Europe.
Selected short films
- War (1999)
- Widget (1999), directed by Funahara and produced by Hal HartleyHal HartleyHal Hartley is an American film director, screenwriter, producer composer, who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and 1990s...
- Trouble (1994), directed by Richard EdsonRichard EdsonRichard Edson is an American actor and musician.-Biography:Edson was born in New Rochelle, New York. He has one brother, Steven, who resides in the Boston area, and two sisters: Andrea, who resides in Newton, Massachusetts and Jennifer, who resides in New York City. His father Arnold was one of...
- DEADEND (1994), directed by Miron Zownir
- Cacophony, Lonesome Hitmen from Montana, for German TV ZDF (1988)
- Cockroach Alarm in Spanish Harlem (1987)
- New York City Marathon (1986), written by Ryu MurakamiRyu Murakamiis a Japanese novelist and filmmaker. He is colloquially referred to as the "Maradona of Japanese literature".-Biography:Born as Ryūnosuke Murakami in Sasebo, Nagasaki on February 19, 1952...
- The Houseguest (1986), featuring John CaleJohn CaleJohn Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
and Zoe Lund
External links
- http://www.funahara.com