Naoko OGIGAMI 荻上直子

Ripples

波紋

Nippon Cinema   ª 

After her husband secretly disappears, Yoriko joins a spiritual cult that values self-sacrifice. Years later, her husband returns seriously ill and expects Yoriko to take care of him, putting her faith to the test. With plenty of dry humor, Naoko OGIGAMI’s satire challenges the traditional image of the Japanese nuclear family.

波紋
Hamon

Japan 2023

120 minutes

Director
Naoko OGIGAMI

Script
Naoko OGIGAMI

Cinematography
Hideo YAMAMOTO

Music
Hiroko IDE

About Naoko OGIGAMI
荻上直子

Naoko OGIGAMI, born in Chiba Prefecture in 1972, moved to the USA in 1994 to study film at the University of Southern California. She then worked on commercials and made her first short films before making her feature film debut YOSHINO’S BARBER SHOP (2003 / NC ’04). Her film GLASSES (2007 / NC ’10) was awarded the Manfred Salzgeber Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival 2007 and her queer drama CLOSE-KNIT (2017) also received numerous awards, including the Teddy Award at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival.