Atsushi FUNAHASHI 舩橋淳
Raise Your Arms And Twist! Documentary Of NMB48
道頓堀よ泣かせてくれ! Documentary of NMB48
Nippon Visions ½
NMB48, AKB48 or HKT48: this code denominates various Japanese female pop-idol supergroups delivering performances for a highly profitable market. Be popular and you can dance in the front row. Even the private lives of the young women are controlled by their managers. Atsushi FUNAHASHI’s documentary about NMB48 from Osaka combines spectacular concert footage and scenes from the idols’ everyday life, allowing us to peek into a colorful hell.
道頓堀よ泣かせてくれ! Documentary of NMB48
Dotonbori yo, nakasetekure! Documentary of NMB48
Japan 2016
121 minutes
Director
Atsushi FUNAHASHI
Cinematography
Yoshihisa TODA
Production
Documentary Japan
World sales
Wide House
About Atsushi FUNAHASHI
舩橋淳
Born in Osaka in 1974, Atsushi FUNAHASHI studied at the University of Tokyo and at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Starting with his debut film ECHOES (2001), he has devoted himself to political topics both in his documentaries and fictional films. He was invited to Berlinale in 2012 and 2013 with his films NUCLEAR NATION and COLD BLOOM respectively. Both films deal with the consequences of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. In 2017, Nippon Connection invited his documentary RAISE YOUR ARMS AND TWIST! DOCUMENTARY OF NMB48 to the festival.