Naoko OGIGAMI
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
World sales
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Cast
Mariko TSUTSUI, Ken MITSUISHI, Hayato ISOMURA, Tamae ANDO, Noriko EGUCHI
About Naoko OGIGAMI
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.