Mipo O 呉美保
きみはいい子
Being Good
Nippon Cinema ª
Idealistic teacher Tasuku hits a brick wall when he attempts to help a boy who is mobbed by his classmates. Young mother Masami is inappropriately strict and cold towards her daughter Ayane, due to a trauma from earlier in her life. Coming on the heels of her 2015 Oscarnominated THE LIGHT SHINES ONLY THERE, Mipo O delivers a devastating portrayal of bullying and abuse in Japanese society.
きみはいい子
Kimi wa iiko
日本 2015
121 分
海外セールス
Nikkatsu
キャスト
Kengo KORA, Machiko ONO, Chizuru IKEWAKI, Michie KITA, Kazuya TAKAHASHI
About Mipo O
呉美保
Mipo O, born in Mie Prefecture in 1977, is a third-generation Korean-Japanese. After graduating from Osaka University of Arts, she worked as a screenwriter for director Nobuhiko OBAYASHI. In 2006, she made her directorial debut with THE SAKAIS’ HAPPINESS. HERE COMES THE BRIDE, MY MOM! (2010 / NC ’11) was screened at various festivals, including the Busan International Film Festival. In 2014, her drama THE LIGHT SHINES ONLY THERE marked a major breakthrough in her work, winning her several prizes. After BEING GOOD (2015 / NC ’16), she took a nine-year break from filmmaking and only resumed her career in 2024 with LIVING IN TWO WORLDS (NC ’25).