Director: Naoko Ogigami

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Birthday: 1972-02-15
Born in: Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Biography: Naoko Ogigami (荻上 直子, Ogigami Naoko, born 1972 in Chiba Prefecturea) is a Japanese film director. Among her most notable works are her films Kamome Shokudo and Megane. At the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival Megane won the Manfred Salzberger Award, for "broadening the boundaries of cinema today."

Known for

Kamome Diner

On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.
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7.3
Kamome+Diner
Kamome Diner

2006

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Close-Knit

After being neglected by her mother, a little girl is taken in by her uncle and his transgender girlfriend, who create a loving home for her.
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7.1
Close-Knit
Close-Knit

2017

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Riverside Mukolitta

A lonely young man moves in a 50-year-old apartment building. When he meets the cheerful residents, he finds himself surrounded by small happiness.
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6.5
Riverside+Mukolitta
Riverside Mukolitta

2021

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Rent-a-Cat

A single woman runs an unconventional service that rents housecats to lonely people.
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7.3
Rent-a-Cat
Rent-a-Cat

2012

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Ripples

Yoriko Sudo believes in new religious group Midoriinochikai, that worships water. She lives peacefully, praying everyday and studying about Midoriinochikai. One day, her husband, who has been missing for long time, comes back to her. Due to that, her emotions, that she suppressed, explode out.
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7.0
Ripples
Ripples

2023

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Glasses

An overworked career woman leaves her life in the city for an island vacation only to encounter eccentric local inhabitants.
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6.9
Glasses
Glasses

2007

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