Young Japanese Female Film Directors
Uoza dōshi
Dir. Yamanaka Yoko
Japan 2020, 30’
Subtitles: Polish & English
10-year-old Midori lives with her mother, while her father lives away from the family on business. Midori senses her mother feels alone and isolated in her long distance marriage, but knows there’s nothing she can do. Midori’s own feelings mirror her mother’s. She spends time with her friends to help fill the void, although it never truely does. Meanwhile, Futa, in the same age, is also without his father. His mother is kind, but devoutly religious and frequently at odds with his rebellious older sister. Every night, Midori and Futa both fall asleep wishing things were different.
Yamanaka Yoko
Born in 1997 in Nagano, Her debut film Amiko (2017) won the audience choice award at PFF 2017 and was later invited to Berlin international Film Festival, where she was the youngest director ever featured. The film subsequently screened in over 10 countries. Most recently, she directed a part of anthology film 21st Century Girl (2019).
Filmography
2018 Amiko
2019 21st Century Girl
Cast & Crew
Director: Yamanaka Yoko
Screenplay: Yamanaka Yoko
Cinematography: Nakase Kei
Editing: Okazaki Masaya
Music: Wakabayashi Kazuya
Cast: Nemoto Maharu, Togawa Ryō, Yamada Kinuo, Ito Saho, Kato Shinsuke
Producer: Kubota Suguru, Saitō Yuki
Production: Office Shirous
Language: Japanese
Colouration: Colour
