Cary Joji Fukunaga
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Cary Joji Fukunaga is an American filmmaker known for directing the first season of "True Detective," the film "Beasts of No Nation," and the James Bond movie "No Time to Die."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cary Joji Fukunaga canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1715004 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cary Joji Fukunaga Context triple: [It (2017 film), screenwriter, Cary Joji Fukunaga]
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Oren Moverman
Oren Moverman is an Israeli-American screenwriter and director known for his work on acclaimed films such as "I'm Not There," "The Messenger," and "Rampart."
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B.
James Gray
James Gray is an American filmmaker known for his character-driven dramas and visually rich, classical storytelling in films such as "The Lost City of Z," "Ad Astra," and "We Own the Night."
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C.
Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel is an American painter and filmmaker known for his large-scale, neo-expressionist works and acclaimed films such as "Basquiat" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."
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D.
Mark Romanek
Mark Romanek is an acclaimed American music video and film director known for his visually innovative work with artists like Nine Inch Nails, Madonna, and Johnny Cash, as well as for directing the feature film "One Hour Photo."
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E.
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky is an American filmmaker known for his psychologically intense, visually distinctive films such as "Requiem for a Dream," "Black Swan," and "The Wrestler."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cary Joji Fukunaga Target entity description: Cary Joji Fukunaga is an American filmmaker known for directing the first season of "True Detective," the film "Beasts of No Nation," and the James Bond movie "No Time to Die."
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A.
Oren Moverman
Oren Moverman is an Israeli-American screenwriter and director known for his work on acclaimed films such as "I'm Not There," "The Messenger," and "Rampart."
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B.
James Gray
James Gray is an American filmmaker known for his character-driven dramas and visually rich, classical storytelling in films such as "The Lost City of Z," "Ad Astra," and "We Own the Night."
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C.
Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel is an American painter and filmmaker known for his large-scale, neo-expressionist works and acclaimed films such as "Basquiat" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."
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D.
Mark Romanek
Mark Romanek is an acclaimed American music video and film director known for his visually innovative work with artists like Nine Inch Nails, Madonna, and Johnny Cash, as well as for directing the feature film "One Hour Photo."
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E.
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky is an American filmmaker known for his psychologically intense, visually distinctive films such as "Requiem for a Dream," "Black Swan," and "The Wrestler."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| almaMater |
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor |
True Detective
ⓘ
surface form:
True Detective (season 1)
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1977-07-10 ⓘ |
| directed |
Beasts of No Nation
ⓘ
Jane Eyre (2011 film) ⓘ Maniac ⓘ
surface form:
Maniac (2018 miniseries)
No Time to Die ⓘ Sin Nombre ⓘ True Detective ⓘ
surface form:
True Detective (season 1)
|
| educatedAt |
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| employer |
HBO
ⓘ
Netflix ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Japanese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Fukunaga ⓘ |
| fullName | Cary Joji Fukunaga self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ war drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Cary ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first American director of an official James Bond film ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beasts of No Nation
ⓘ
Jane Eyre (2011 film) ⓘ Maniac ⓘ
surface form:
Maniac (2018 miniseries)
No Time to Die ⓘ Sin Nombre ⓘ True Detective ⓘ
surface form:
True Detective (season 1)
|
| occupation |
cinematographer
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Oakland
ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California, United States
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| wroteScreenplayFor |
Beasts of No Nation
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No Time to Die ⓘ Sin Nombre ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 2000s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cary Joji Fukunaga Description of subject: Cary Joji Fukunaga is an American filmmaker known for directing the first season of "True Detective," the film "Beasts of No Nation," and the James Bond movie "No Time to Die."
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
True Detective season 1