Mipo O (오미보, 吳美保, O Mipo) (born March 3, 1977, in Iga, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese-born Korean[1] film director, screenwriter, and commercial director. Her name is also romanized Mipo Oh.
Mipo O | |
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| Born | Mipo O March 3, 1977 Iga, Mie, Japan |
| Other names | Mipo Oh |
| Education | Osaka University of Arts Visual Concept Planning Department |
| Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter, and commercial director |
| Years active | 1995-present |
Career edit
After graduating from the Osaka University of Arts Visual Concept Planning Department, O began working as a screenwriter under director Nobuhiko Obayashi.[2] She soon expanded to directing, and her third short film Eye won a prize at the Short Shorts Film Festival in 2002, while her short film Grandmother won the grand prize in the Digital Shorts category of Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival.[2] In 2005, she wrote her first feature-length screenplay, The Sakai’s Happiness, which won the Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award, and the following year, she directed her first feature-length film based on this screenplay.[2] In 2010, she wrote and directed Here Comes the Bride, My Mom!, which played at the Busan International Film Festival and took the grand prize for the Kaneto Shindo Awards, awarded to promising directors by a committee of Japanese producers.[3] She won the best director award at the Montreal World Film Festival for The Light Shines Only There,[4] which was also nominated to be Japan's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.[5] Her next film, You Are a Good Kid, for which she teamed up again with the producer and screenwriter of The Light Shines Only There, will be released in 2015. In addition to films, she also writes and directs commercials and episodes for television.
Family edit
She is a third generation Korean-Japanese.[2]
Filmography edit
- Here Comes the Bride, My Mom! (2010)
- The Light Shines Only There (2014)
- Boku ga Ikiteru Futatsu no Sekai (2024)[6]
References edit
- ^ "일본에서 태어났고, 한국국적입니다" [영화] 너는 착한 아이 오미보 감독 내한간담회 (YouTube) (in Japanese). one cut. 2016-03-16.
- ^ a b c d "「酒井家のしあわせ」で監督デビューの在日３世 呉美保さん". Mindan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "98歳・新藤兼人監督が若手を激励「頑張るにはいい年頃だ」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "AWARDS OF THE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL - MONTREAL 2014". World Film Festival. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Blair, Gavin (5 September 2014). "Oscars: Japan Nominates 'The Light Shines Only There' in Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "ぼくが生きてる、ふたつの世界". eiga.com. Retrieved December 9, 2023.