Mipo O 呉美保
Here Comes The Bride, My Mom!
Nippon Cinema ª
Tsukiko’s mother Yoko comes home drunk one night, with a much younger man, Kenji, in tow. The next morning Yoko declares she has accepted his wedding proposal and he is going to move in immediately. Just what has gotten into her mother to say yes to this absurd, blondish James Dean look-alike with the goofy smile? Tsukiko does not realize until later…
Sat., April 30, 2011, 14:30
Studierendenhaus
European premiere
35mm, Original with English subtitles
Japan 2010
110 minutes
Director
Mipo O
Script
Mipo O based on a novel by Tsukine SAKUNO
Cinematography
Shohei TANIKAWA
Music
ji ma ma
Production
"Okan no Yomeiri" Film Partners
World sales
KADOKAWA
Cast
Shinobu OTAKE, Aoi MIYAZAKI, Kenta KIRITANI, Jun KUNIMURA, Moeko EZAWA
About Mipo O
呉美保
Mipo O, born in Mie Prefecture in 1977, is of Korean descent. After graduating from Osaka University of Arts, she worked, among other things, as a screenwriter for Nobuhiko OBAYASHI. She made her directorial debut in 2006 with THE SAKAI’S HAPPINESS. For HERE COMES THE BRIDE, MY MOM! (2010 / NC ’11), O received an award at the Kaneto Shindo Awards in 2010. Her breakthrough came in 2014 with the Oscar-nominated THE LIGHT SHINES ONLY THERE. Nine years after BEING GOOD (2015 / NC ’16), she continued her career with LIVING IN TWO WORLDS (2024 / NC ’25).