Kosuke Furukawa - Getap! 2007 15minOfficial Selection Rhode Island International Film Festival 2007'Official Selection NewFilmmakers New York fall serise 2008' In this short film, director Kosuke Furukawa gently explores the division between radically different cultures. Struggling to develop an original routine that will keep him from being cut from the cast of a prestigious dance production, isolated Brooklyn tap dancer Williams is blindsided by attackers in the park. But he's rescued by an unlikely stranger--a hermetic Takuhatsu-Bou monk who meditates nearby. When Williams returns to the park, mystified but eager to offer thanks, the awkwardness of their unusual bond becomes apparent. And with no routine and just days before the audition that will make or break him, he may be the only one Williams can turn to. (Click to play movie!) UGUISU 2009 22min Official Selection Manhattan Film festival 2010' On a quiet afternoon in a Brooklyn diner, a waitress whose dreams are rapidly fading is confronted by two unexpected customers--a self-destructive young artist who thinks he knows it all, and a gruff Japanese traveler who may possess a secret that could change both their lives -- if they'd only listen. upcoming soon!!

Kosuke Furukawa

Director/Photographer

Getap! 2007 15min

Official Selection Rhode Island International Film Festival 2007'

Official Selection NewFilmmakers New York fall serise 2008'

In this short film, director Kosuke Furukawa gently explores the division between radically different cultures. Struggling to develop an original routine that will keep him from being cut from the cast of a prestigious dance production, isolated Brooklyn tap dancer Williams is blindsided by attackers in the park. But he's rescued by an unlikely stranger--a hermetic Takuhatsu-Bou monk who meditates nearby. When Williams returns to the park, mystified but eager to offer thanks, the awkwardness of their unusual bond becomes apparent. And with no routine and just days before the audition that will make or break him, he may be the only one Williams can turn to.

(Click to play movie!)

UGUISU 2009 22min

Official Selection Manhattan Film festival 2010'

On a quiet afternoon in a Brooklyn diner, a waitress whose dreams are rapidly fading is confronted by two unexpected customers--a self-destructive young artist who thinks he knows it all, and a gruff Japanese traveler who may possess a secret that could change both their lives -- if they'd only listen.

upcoming soon!!