MIPO O (1977, Mie Prefecture). After graduating from the Film Department at Osaka University of Arts, she entered Nobuhiko Obayashi office. While working as a scripter, she directed her first short story "Harmony" (2003). In 2005 she debuted as a director with her first feature film "The Sakai's Happiness". In 2010, Here Comes the Bride, My Mom! (scriptwriter/director) won the Kaneto Shindo Award. The Light Shines Only There (2014), won the Best Director Award at the Montreal IFF and was selected to represent Japan at the 87th Academy Award as the Best Foreign Language Film.
37. Moscow International Film Festival
