Akiko OKU 大九明子

美人が婚活してみたら

Marriage Hunting Beauty

Nippon Cinema   ª 

One day, Takako suddenly thinks “I want to die” and thus decides it is now time for her to get married. Luckily, with online dating available, this is not a big problem, or is it? After her internationally renowned film TREMBLE ALL YOU WANT (NC ’18), director Akiko OKU brings us another highly enjoyable comedy built around a relatable female protagonist that is both independent and vulnerable at the same time.

美人が婚活してみたら
Bijin ga konkatsu shite mitara

日本 2018

93 分

監督
大九明子

脚本
Jiro Arako TOARUの漫画を基に

撮影
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).