Interview with Akiko Ooku: “It’s easier to feel anger towards things close to you, which gives you tons of materials to write about”

Akiko Ooku was born in 1968 in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. She graduated from Meiji University. In 1999, Ms Ooku made her directorial debut with “Igai to Shinanai”, followed by her internationally renowned works “Tokyo Serendipity” (2007) and “Tokyo Nameless Girl’s...

Review: Tremble All You Want (勝手にふるえてろ, 2017)

Based on the novel of the same name (2010) by Risa Wataya and directed by Akiko Ohku, “Tremble All You Want” conquered the public’s hearts at the Tokyo Film Festival 2017 by winning the Audience Award. And the award is...