Takeshi FukunagaBaZi Chart Analysis

Chart Overview

Takeshi Fukunaga was born in the autumn of 1982 by the lunar calendar. His three pillars are Ren Xu, Ji You, Bing Shen. The Day Master Bing Fire is born in the You month. You Metal is in command, Shen Metal sits in the day branch, and the overall Metal energy is extremely strong. This is a classic pattern of 'Bing Fire born in a Metal-strong place, weak self relying on Wood and Fire.' The actual birth time is not public; this article analyzes only the verified year, month, and day pillars. The Day Master, Ten Gods, and spouse palace (day branch) are unaffected by the hour pillar, so the analysis remains valid.

Day Master and Strength

Bing Fire Day Master sits on Shen, which hides Geng Metal, Ren Water, and Wu Earth—Metal, Water, and Earth all present, but lacking the roots of Fire and Wood. The month order You Metal, year branch Xu Earth (Fire tomb but Earth heavy drains Fire). Overall, wealth and officer are strong while the Day Master is isolated, forming a weak self relying on Mentor and Peer structure. Wood (Yin Wood Mystic) is favorable to generate Fire, Fire (Rob Wealth and Peer) is favorable to help the self. Further Metal and Water draining and overcoming are unfavorable.

Weak self with heavy wealth and officer means, in destiny terms, that the 'matters' one faces in life are far greater than one's innate 'strength.' Therefore, all achievements rely on hard endurance and borrowing power from afar—this perfectly matches his path of going to the US alone after high school, learning English from scratch, and then moving to New York to study film.

Venturer Sitting on Day Branch, Travelling Horse Abroad

The day branch Shen Metal is Bing Fire's Venturer, and Shen Metal is also one of the 'Travelling Horses' in destiny texts. Wealth star sitting in the spouse palace, combined with Travelling Horse, is a classic structure of 'wealth and marriage sought from afar'—his career took shape in the US, and his true love was also encountered in a cross-cultural context (Masami Nagasawa met through the international film industry), both manifestations of this Travelling Horse Venturer.

Talent-Mystic, Artist's Destiny

The month stem Ji Earth is Talent, which governs talent, expression, and unwillingness to be ordinary. If the chart obtains Wood Mystic to form 'Talent-Mystic,' it becomes a superior pattern for artistic creators—able to channel sharp expressive power into works. Fukunaga's cinematic language is known for its cold, realistic, and humanistic touch (SHOGUN, Ainu Puri), which is exactly the Talent's edge tempered by the Mystic star.

Favorable and Unfavorable Gods

• Favorable: Wood (Mystic, generates self and matches Talent), Fire (Peer and Rob Wealth, helps self withstand wealth and officer).
• Unfavorable: Metal (Wealth, already excessive), Water (Officer and Warlord, overcomes self).

When luck cycles enter Wood and Fire territory, the self gains support, and career and relationships rise simultaneously. In 2024, SHOGUN swept the Emmys, and on New Year's Day 2026, he announced marriage—both falling in the peak period of his life.