Josef Kubota Wladyka

Director · Born 21 September 1981 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA · 7 credits in the Movie Owl catalogue

5 of Josef Kubota Wladyka’s films and series stream in Sweden right now — 3 on Netflix, 1 on Cineasterna and 1 on Max. Highest rated available: Narcos (2015) ★ 8.7.

Josef Kubota Wladyka was born the youngest of three sons. His Japanese mother and Polish father share a deep passion for dance, photography, and cinema. They influenced him to begin experimenting with filmmaking in high school. Since then, his short films and commercials have been screened at festivals around the world and on Jet Blue Airlines; granting him a nomination for a Young Director's award and the Porsche student advertising award. Wladyka is a Faculty Fellow, and recipient of the Spike Lee Fellowship Award at NYU's Tisch Gradate Film School. "Manos Sucias" [2014] is his feature film debut. When not working, Josef can be found on the Brooklyn basketball courts, typically losing to teenagers.

Wladyka holds an MFA from NYU Tisch Graduate Film where he won a Spike Lee Fellowship. "Manos Sucias" is the recipient of 2 SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Awards and the Canon Camera Award.

Directing

• Narcos (2015)
• ONE PIECE (2023)
• Narcos: Mexico (2018)
• Tokyo Vice (2022)
• Catch the Fair One (2022)

Writing

• Catch the Fair One (2022)

Producing

• Catch the Fair One (2022)

Not streaming in Sweden right now

• Dirty Hands (2014)
• The Rebel (2006)
• Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026)