Cary Joji Fukunaga

Producer
Director
Writer

From 'Sin Nombre' to 'True Detective,' and the upcoming James Bond film 'No Time to Die,' we track the cinematic trademarks of director Cary Joji Fukunaga through breathtaking locales, kinetic tracking shots and mind-bending dream sequences.

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Cary Joji Fukunaga is a Japanese-American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer from Oakland, California who is known for directing the James Bond film No Time to Die, Kofi, Beasts of No Nation, Jane Eyre and Sin Nombre. He co-wrote the 2017 film adaptation of the Stephen King book It. He directed several episodes of the television show True Detective.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 26 wins & 36 nominations total

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Known for

Beasts of No Nation

7.7

Producer(produced by, p.g.a.)

2015

Sin Nombre

7.5

Director(as Cary Jôji Fukunaga)

2009

No Time to Die

7.3

Director(directed by)

2021

True Detective

8.9

TV Series

Producer

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Producer

Entre tormentas
Short
- executive producer
- 2025
Ricky
7.4
- producer
- 2025
True Detective
8.9
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2014–2024
Joe Bell
6.2
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2020
The Alienist
7.7
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2018–2020
Carnivore
5.4
Short
- executive producer
- 2018
Maniac
7.6
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2018
Thumper
5.8
- executive producer
- 2017
Little Boxes
5.9
- executive producer
- 2016
Beasts of No Nation
7.7
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2015
On the Ice
6.3
- executive producer (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2011
Victoria para chino
6.8
Short
- executive producer (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2004
Kofi
5.2
Short
- executive producer (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2003

Director

Masters of the Air
7.8
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 2024
No Time to Die
7.3
- Director (directed by)
- 2021
No Time to Die: Bridge Attack
7.8
Video
- Director
- 2020
Land Rover Defender 'No Time to Die' Television Commercial
6.1
Video
- Director (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2020
Maniac
7.6
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 2018
Beasts of No Nation
7.7
- Director
- 2015
True Detective
8.9
TV Series
- Director
- 2014
Sleepwalking in the Rift
6.8
Short
- Director (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2012
Jane Eyre
7.3
- Director
- 2011
Chinatown Film Project
5.4
- Director (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2009
Sin Nombre
7.5
- Director (as Cary Jôji Fukunaga)
- 2009
Victoria para chino
6.8
Short
- Director (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2004
Kofi
5.2
Short
- Director (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2003

Writer

Omnivore
7.5
TV Series
- developed for television by (creator)
- 2024
No Time to Die
7.3
- screenplay by
- story by
- 2021
Maniac
7.6
TV Mini Series
- developed by
- written by (creator)
- 2018
The Alienist
7.7
TV Series
- teleplay by
- 2018
It
7.3
- screenplay by (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2017
Beasts of No Nation
7.7
- written for the screen by
- 2015
Chinatown Film Project
5.4
- writer (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2009
Sin Nombre
7.5
- written by
- 2009
Victoria para chino
6.8
Short
- Writer (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2004
Kofi
5.2
Short
- writer (as Cary Fukunaga)
- 2003

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What to Watch While You Wait for 'No Time to Die'

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A Guide to the Style of Cary Joji Fukunaga

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Why Daniel Craig Is the 'No Time to Die' Cast's Favorite Bond

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Who 'It Chapter Two' Cast Thinks May Have Been Separated at Birth

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A 3-Hour Monsterpiece: How 'It Chapter Two' Pushed Cast to the Brink

Personal details

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Official sites
- Facebook
- Instagram
Alternative names
- Cary Jôji Fukunaga
Height
- 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
Born
- July 10, 1977
- Oakland, California, USA
Parents
Relatives
- Jeremy Fukunaga(Sibling)
Publicity listings
- 4 Articles

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Trivia
Cary's father is from a Japanese family, and was born in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II. Cary's maternal grandfather was of Swedish descent, and Cary's maternal grandmother's ancestry is English and German.

Quotes
When I see an image in my head that compels me, where there's this mystery about what's going to happen next or could happen next, I'll be intrigued. There are so many scripts that you read, and you know exactly what's going to happen, and there aren't too many where you can't tell within the first 20 pages where it's going.