★ HOW OLD IS KŌJI FUKADA?
Kōji Fukada is 46 years old, born January 5, 1980 in Japan · Capricorn.
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About
Kōji Fukada directed intimate character studies that won major international festivals. Born in Koganei, Tokyo in 1980, the Japanese filmmaker wrote and directed Harmonium (2016), Love Life (2022), and Love on Trial (2025). His work fixates on fractured families and moral ambiguity. As a Capricorn, Fukada channels the sign's introspective precision into restrained, psychologically acute narratives.
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Biography
Kōji Fukada writes and directs films that strip away artifice to expose the quiet violence in domestic spaces. Born in Koganei, Tokyo on January 5, 1980, he is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Fukada's breakthrough came with Harmonium, which premiered at major festivals and established his signature style: long takes, minimal dialogue, and characters pressed against each other's worst instincts. Love Life (2022) and Love on Trial (2025) deepened this aesthetic, tracking emotional rupture across years or across a single court proceeding. As a screenwriter and director, Fukada operates in both disciplines simultaneously, refusing the separation between visual storytelling and dialogue. His Capricorn birth aligns with the restless, probing quality of his frames—each shot feels earned, each scene withheld until it breaks. In Japan's contemporary cinema, he occupies a distinct position: neither experimental nor commercial, but forensic.
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Trivia
- Harmonium premiered at international film festivals and marked Fukada's arrival as a major directorial voice.
- Born in Koganei, a suburb of Tokyo, rather than the capital itself—a geography that subtly shapes his focus on provincial isolation and cramped family units.
- His life path number is 6, associated with responsibility and deep emotional work, visible in the gravity his films bring to ordinary crises.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Caretaker
Responsible and family-oriented. Kōji Fukada often anchor a fandom community and lean into projects with social or emotional weight.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Seol In-ahRat · 1996
- Rae Lil BlackRat · 1996
- Yung GravyRat · 1996
- Griffin GluckDragon · 2000
- Jade PettyjohnDragon · 2000
CHALLENGING
- Hunter SchaferTiger · 1998
- Dylan Wang
★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Kōji Fukada?
- Kōji Fukada is 46 years old (born January 5, 1980).
- When is Kōji Fukada's birthday?
- Kōji Fukada was born on January 5, 1980.
- What is Kōji Fukada's zodiac sign?
- Kōji Fukada is a Capricorn, born January 5, 1980.
- What is Kōji Fukada's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Kōji Fukada was born in 1980, the year of the Metal Monkey.
- Where is Kōji Fukada from?
- Kōji Fukada is from Japan.
- What does Kōji Fukada do?
- Kōji Fukada is a writer.
- Is Kōji Fukada still alive?
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