Yoko Yamanaka

山中瑶子

1997 – Present

Genres
Drama
Region
East Asia
Heritage
Japan
Featured in
Growing Up

Biography

Yoko Yamanaka is a Japanese filmmaker, she was born in Nagano, Japan in 1997. Amiko is her first feature film.

Selected Filmography

Selected Recognition

  1. Winner

    Cannes Film Festival · Directors Fortnight - FIPRESCI Prize (2024) · Winner

  2. Winner

    TAMA Film Awards · Best Actress (2024) · Winner

  3. Winner

    TAMA Film Awards · Best New Director (2024) · Winner

  4. First

    Youngest woman ever to win the FIPRESCI Prize — in Directors' Fortnight at Cannes, at age 27

Interview

External Resources