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.
Films shown at Nippon Connection
Ripples ,
Japan 2023 (Director)
NC24
Ripples ,
Japan 2023 (Script)
NC24
Glasses,
Japan 2007 (Director)
NC10
Glasses,
Japan 2007 (Script)
NC10
Yoshino's Barber Shop,
Japan 2003 (Director)
NC04
Yoshino's Barber Shop,
Japan 2003 (Script)
NC04
Guest at Nippon Connection
Ripples , NC24