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Home/People/Cary Joji Fukunaga
Cary Joji Fukunaga profile photo
Born
Jul 10, 1977
Age 48
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

5
Movies
1
TV Shows
12
Directed
Also Known As
Cary Joji Fukanaga
Cary Jôji Fukunaga
Cary Fukunaga
IMDb Profile

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Directing

Biography
Cary Joji Fukunaga (born July 10, 1977) is an American filmmaker. A director of TV and film, he first came to wide prominence by directing the first season of the HBO series True Detective (2014). He is known for directing critically acclaimed films such as the thriller Sin nombre (2009), the period drama Jane Eyre (2011), the war drama Beasts of No Nation (2015) and the 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die (2021). He also co-wrote the Stephen King adaptation It (2017). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series as the director and executive producer of True Detective. He also directed and executive produced the Netflix limited series Maniac (2018) and executive produced and directed several episodes of the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Cary Joji Fukunaga, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Sound of 007

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2022
Designing Bond poster

Designing Bond

as Self
2021
Passion Project poster

Passion Project

as Self
2021
Lovesong poster

Lovesong

as Dean
2017
Making True Detective poster

Making True Detective

as Self
2013