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

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Department in Tokyo. While pursuing

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's NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science (

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), he performed as bassist and founding member of the cult punk rock group the

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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 ) * In the Soup (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 John Cale and Zoe Lund

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