Mipo O 呉美保
Living In Two Worlds
ぼくが生きてる、ふたつの世界
Nippon Cinema ª
Dai, the hearing son of deaf parents, grows up as an interpreter between two worlds. When he realizes that he is different from other children, he starts blaming his mother for his frustrations. At the age of 20, he moves to Tokyo to become a reporter and confronts his own prejudices. Mipo O’s sensitive drama is based on a true story.
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Living In Two Worlds (NC 2025)
Drama Family Social issues
ぼくが生きてる、ふたつの世界
Boku ga ikiteru, futatsu no sekai
Japan 2024
105 minutes
Director
Mipo O
Script
Takehiko MINATO based on an essay by Dai IGARASHI
Cinematography
Hajime TANAKA
World sales
Gaga
Cast
Ryo YOSHIZAWA, Akiko OSHIDARI, Akito IMAI, Yusuke SANTAMARIA
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).