Close-Knit
2017- Winner
Berlinale (67th, Panorama) · Teddy Jury Award (2017) · Winner
- First
One of the first mainstream Japanese films to center a transgender character
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Naoko Ogigami
荻上直子
1972 – Present
- Topics
- BelongingGenerations
- Region
- East Asia
- Heritage
- 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."
Selected Filmography
Selected Recognition
Glasses
2007- Winner
Berlin International Film Festival · Manfred Salzgeber Award (2008) · Winner
Kamome Diner
2006- Winner
Japan Academy Prize · Outstanding Supporting Actress (2007) · Winner
- Winner
Shindo Kaneto Award · Silver Prize (2006) · Winner
- Box office
¥580 million box office — in Japan
