Akiko OKU 大九明子

Tremble All You Want

勝手にふるえてろ

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Yoshika still dreams of her middle school crush. In order to finally win his heart, she arranges a class reunion. But then Yoshika’s awkward colleague messes up all of her plans when he confesses his love for her out of the blue. A heartwarming story, a fine sense of humor, and an outstanding cast make TREMBLE ALL YOU WANT one of the most vibrant romantic comedies of recent year

勝手にふるえてろ
Katte ni furuetero

Japan 2017

117 minutes

Director
Akiko OKU

Script
Akiko OKU based on a novel by Risa WATAYA

Cinematography
Natsuyo NAKAMURA

About Akiko OKU
大九明子

Akiko OKU, born in Yokohama in 1968, studied at Meiji University and at the Film School of Tokyo. Initially working in television, she directed her debut feature TOKYO SERENDIPITY in 2007, followed by TOKYO NAMELESS GIRL’S STORY (2012), MONSTER (2013), and FANTASTIC GIRLS (2015). Her film TREMBLE ALL YOU WANT (2017 / NC ’18), which won the Audience Award at the 2017 Tokyo International Film Festival, was screened at Nippon Connection, as were MARRIAGE HUNTING BEAUTY (2018 / NC ’19) and MY SWEET GRAPPA REMEDIES (2019 / NC ’20).