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Akiko Ohku

Akiko Ohku

Directing

October 8, 1968 (57 years old)
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Female
32 Movies
15 TV Shows

Akiko Ōku (大九 明子, Ōku Akiko, born October 8, 1968), also romanised as Akiko Ohku, is a Japanese film director. Ōku was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa. In high school, she joined a rakugo group. While studying Politics and Economics at Meiji University, she was part of a student theatre troupe. After graduating, Ōku briefly had an office job at a subsidiary of the Ministry of Labour. She then entered a comedy acting school for one year and performed as stand-up comedian, and afterwards, at age 27, she entered Eigabi School, a film school where director Kiyoshi Kurosawa taught, among others. While still at film school, Ōku won a screenwriting contest with a script that would become her theatrical feature film debut as director, 意外と死なない (Igaito shinanai, literally "don't die unexpectedly"). Description above from the Wikipedia article Akiko Ōku, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Barren Illusion
Barren Illusion

Barren Illusion

1999 5.7

as Akiko

Age 31 (now 57)
I Didn't Love You Because I Was a Family, But I Loved You as a Family
I Didn't Love You Because I Was a Family, But I Loved You as a Family

I Didn't Love You Because I Was a Family, But I Loved You as a Family

2023 8.4

Director

Age 54 (now 57)
10 eps
Time Limit Investigator
Time Limit Investigator

Time Limit Investigator

2006 6.7

Director

Age 37 (now 57)
2 eps
Throw It Away, Adachi
Throw It Away, Adachi

Throw It Away, Adachi

2020 6.5

Screenplay

Age 51 (now 57)
12 eps
Tremble All You Want
Tremble All You Want

Tremble All You Want

2017 7.2

Screenplay

Age 49 (now 57)
Tremble All You Want
Tremble All You Want

Tremble All You Want

2017 7.2

Director

Age 49 (now 57)
Time Limit Investigator
Time Limit Investigator

Time Limit Investigator

2006 6.7

Writer

Age 37 (now 57)
1 ep
Hold Me Back
Hold Me Back

Hold Me Back

2020 6.4

Director

Age 52 (now 57)
Hold Me Back
Hold Me Back

Hold Me Back

2020 6.4

Screenplay

Age 52 (now 57)
Throw It Away, Adachi
Throw It Away, Adachi

Throw It Away, Adachi

2020 6.5

Director

Age 51 (now 57)
8 eps
Wedding High
Wedding High

Wedding High

2022 6.3

Director

Age 53 (now 57)
Tokyo Serendipity
Tokyo Serendipity

Tokyo Serendipity

2007 5.9

Producer

Age 38 (now 57)
Tokyo Serendipity
Tokyo Serendipity

Tokyo Serendipity

2007 5.9

Writer

Age 38 (now 57)
Tokyo Serendipity
Tokyo Serendipity

Tokyo Serendipity

2007 5.9

Director

Age 38 (now 57)
My Sweet Grappa Remedies
My Sweet Grappa Remedies

My Sweet Grappa Remedies

2020 7.4

Director

Age 52 (now 57)
She Taught Me Serendipity
She Taught Me Serendipity

She Taught Me Serendipity

2025 7.3

Screenplay

Age 56 (now 57)