Chosei Funahara

Chosei Funahara
Born (1953-12-10) December 10, 1953
Hyogo, Japan

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 America and Japan. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Nihon University College of Art's Cinema Department in Tokyo. While pursuing New York University's NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science (Cinema Studies), he performed as bassist and founding member of the cult punk rock group the Plasmatics.

Filmography

Producer

Other film credits

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

Music video

Discography

Plasmatics discography
EPs 1
Singles 3

Extended play (EPs)

Title Format Year
Meet the Plasmatics 12" EP 1979

Singles

Title Format Year UK Singles Chart[1]
"Butcher Baby"
b/w "Fast Food Service" & "Concrete Shoes"
7" 1978
"Dream Lover"
b/w "Corruption" & "Want You Baby"
7" 1979
"Butcher Baby"
b/w "Tight Black Pants" (live)
7" 1980 55

References

  1. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 116

External links

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