Takeshi Fukunaga

Takeshi Fukunaga
福永 壮志
Fukunaga in three-quarter profile at press event wearing black suit and tie
Fukunaga in 2024
Born (1982-09-10) September 10, 1982 (age 43)
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • director
Spouse
(m. 2026)

Takeshi Fukunaga (福永 壮志ふくなが たけし, Fukunaga Takeshi; born September 10, 1982) is a Japanese filmmaker and director.

His first feature film, Out of My Hand (2015) premiered in the Panorama section at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival[1] and won the US Fiction Award at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival.[2] He won the George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award at the 2015 San Diego Asian Film Festival.[3]

The film was later released worldwide through Ava DuVernay’s distribution company, ARRAY. Takeshi was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2016 Independent Spirit Awards.[4] In 2017, he was selected for The Residence by Cannes Film Festival's Cinéfondation to develop his second feature film.

His second feature film, Ainu Mosir (2020) won Special Jury Mention in International Narrative Competition at Tribeca Film Festival, and Best Film in International Feature Competition at Gunajuato International Film Festival.

Personal life

On January 1, 2026, Fukunaga announced his marriage to actress Masami Nagasawa.[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Television

  • Tokyo Vice (2024), Episode 5, 6
  • Shōgun (2024), Episode 7 "Chapter Seven: A Stick of Time"

References

  1. ^ "Programme 2015". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. ^ Ristau, Reece (2015-06-17). "LA Film Festival Announces Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. ^ "SDAFF Award Winners | Pacific Arts Movement". pacarts.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ^ "'Carol' Leads Independent Spirit Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. ^ "Japanese Actress Masami Nagasawa Marries Film Director Takeshi Fukunaga". Archived from the original on 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  6. ^ "長澤まさみさんと映画監督の福永壮志さんが結婚「一歩一歩丁寧に…」:朝日新聞". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 2026-01-01. Archived from the original on 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  7. ^ "山女". eiga.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.