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Cary Joji Fukunaga

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Cary Joji Fukunaga at an event for Jane Eyre (2011)
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-write the 2017 film adaptation of the Stephen King book It. He directed several episodes of the television show True Detective.
BornJuly 10, 1977
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BornJuly 10, 1977
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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Cary Joji Fukunaga in Jane Eyre (2011)
Adriano Goldman and Cary Joji Fukunaga in Jane Eyre (2011)
Cary Joji Fukunaga in Sin Nombre (2009)
Edgar Flores, Cary Joji Fukunaga, and Paulina Gaitan in Sin Nombre (2009)
Cary Joji Fukunaga and Paulina Gaitan in Sin Nombre (2009)
Cary Joji Fukunaga in Sin Nombre (2009)
Emma Stone and Cary Joji Fukunaga in Maniac (2018)
Justin Theroux, Cary Joji Fukunaga, and Sonoya Mizuno in Maniac (2018)
Justin Theroux and Cary Joji Fukunaga in Maniac (2018)
Judi Dench, Cary Joji Fukunaga, and Ella Harris
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Idris Elba, Cary Joji Fukunaga, and Abraham Attah

Known for

Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Beasts of No Nation
7.7
  • Producer(produced by, p.g.a.)
  • 2015
Sin Nombre (2009)
Sin Nombre
7.5
  • Director(as Cary Jôji Fukunaga)
  • 2009
Daniel Craig in No Time to Die (2021)
No Time to Die
7.3
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2021
Bill Skarsgård and Jackson Robert Scott in It (2017)
It
7.3
  • Writer(as Cary Fukunaga)
  • 2017

Credits

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Producer

  • Mark Wahlberg and Reid Miller in Joe Bell (2020)
    Joe Bell
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, and Luke Evans in The Alienist (2018)
    The Alienist
  • Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
    True Detective
  • Carnivore (2018)
    Carnivore
  • Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in Maniac (2018)
    Maniac
  • Pablo Schreiber and Eliza Taylor in Thumper (2017)
    Thumper
  • Melanie Lynskey, Nelsan Ellis, and Armani Jackson in Little Boxes (2016)
    Little Boxes
  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    Beasts of No Nation
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • On the Ice (2011)
    On the Ice
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)
  • Victoria para chino (2004)
    Victoria para chino
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)
  • Kofi
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)

Director

  • Masters of the Air
    • Completed
  • Napoleon
    • In Development
  • Daniel Craig in No Time to Die (2021)
    No Time to Die
    • (directed by)
  • No Time to Die: Bridge Attack (2020)
    No Time to Die: Bridge Attack
  • Land Rover Defender 'No Time to Die' Television Commercial (2020)
    Land Rover Defender 'No Time to Die' Television Commercial
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)
  • Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in Maniac (2018)
    Maniac
  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    Beasts of No Nation
  • Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
    True Detective
  • Sleepwalking in the Rift (2012)
    Sleepwalking in the Rift
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)
  • Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre (2011)
    Jane Eyre
  • Chinatown Film Project
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)
  • Sin Nombre (2009)
    Sin Nombre
    • (as Cary Jôji Fukunaga)
  • Victoria para chino (2004)
    Victoria para chino
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)
  • Kofi
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)

Writer

  • Daniel Craig in No Time to Die (2021)
    No Time to Die
  • Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in Maniac (2018)
    Maniac
    • (creator)
  • Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, and Luke Evans in The Alienist (2018)
    The Alienist
  • Bill Skarsgård and Jackson Robert Scott in It (2017)
    It
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)
  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    Beasts of No Nation
  • Chinatown Film Project
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)
  • Sin Nombre (2009)
    Sin Nombre
  • Victoria para chino (2004)
    Victoria para chino
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)
  • Kofi
    • (as Cary Fukunaga)
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos17

IMDb LIVE Getting Ready for 'No Time to Die' Presented by State Farm
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IMDb LIVE Getting Ready for 'No Time to Die' Presented by State Farm
What to Watch While You Wait for 'No Time to Die'
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What to Watch While You Wait for 'No Time to Die'
A Guide to the Style of Cary Joji Fukunaga
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A Guide to the Style of Cary Joji Fukunaga
Why Daniel Craig Is the 'No Time to Die' Cast's Favorite Bond
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Why Daniel Craig Is the 'No Time to Die' Cast's Favorite Bond
Who 'It Chapter Two' Cast Thinks May Have Been Separated at Birth
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Who 'It Chapter Two' Cast Thinks May Have Been Separated at Birth
A 3-Hour Monsterpiece: How 'It Chapter Two' Pushed Cast to the Brink
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A 3-Hour Monsterpiece: How 'It Chapter Two' Pushed Cast to the Brink
These Bond Women Are Changing the Spy Game
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These Bond Women Are Changing the Spy Game
Bond 25 Returns to 007's Origins
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Bond 25 Returns to 007's Origins
'Bond 25,' MCU-TV, and More News of the Week
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'Bond 25,' MCU-TV, and More News of the Week
Sin Nombre: "I'm Going with You"
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Sin Nombre: "I'm Going with You"
Sin Nombre: "Ever Been on One of Those?"
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Sin Nombre: "Ever Been on One of Those?"
Final US Trailer
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Final US Trailer

Personal details

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    • July 10, 1977
    • Oakland, California, USA
    • (Sibling)
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    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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    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.
    • Films often feature a child dying or loss of innocence

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