Osao Chosei Funahara (born December 10, 1953) is a musician and film director and producer. Born in

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of Japan, Chosei Funahara was educated in both United States and Japan. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the

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College of Art's Cinema Department in Tokyo. While pursuing

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's NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science ( Cinema Studies), he performed as

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and founding member of the cult punk rock group the Plasmatics.

Filmography

Producer

*Cagney Lies (2008) *Still Normal (2007) *Masabumi Kikuchi (post-production) *Dark Voices (2001) (co-producer) * Tokyo Decadence (1992) (producer) ... a.k.a. Sex Dreams of Topaz (Hong Kong) ... a.k.a. Topâzu ( Japanese ) *

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(1992) (co-executive producer) *Fatal Mission (1990) (producer) ... a.k.a. DeadLock (Japanese) ... a.k.a. 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) ... a.k.a. Американская дочь (Russia) ... a.k.a. American Daughter *Somebody to Love (1994) (special thanks) * Hsi yen (1993) (soundtrack supervisor) ... a.k.a. 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

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*Trouble (1994), directed by

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*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

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*The Houseguest (1986), featuring

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Music video

*I am Siam (1984) directed by Funahara, winner of the American Video Award.

Discography

Extended play (EPs)

Singles

References

External links

*http://www.funahara.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Funahara 1953 births Living people Japanese rock bass guitarists Japanese film directors Japanese film producers Tisch School of the Arts alumni Plasmatics members Nihon University alumni Asian film producers