Akiko Ohku
Known for Directing · 4 credits
- Born
- 1968-10-08 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Also known as
- Akiko Ooku · 億田明子 · Akiko Okuda · Akiko Oku · Akiko Ōku
Biography
Akiko Ōku (大九 明子, Ōku Akiko, born October 8, 1968), also romanised as Akiko Ohku, is a Japanese film director.
Ōku was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa. In high school, she joined a rakugo group. While studying Politics and Economics at Meiji University, she was part of a student theatre troupe. After graduating, Ōku briefly had an office job at a subsidiary of the Ministry of Labour. She then entered a comedy acting school for one year and performed as stand-up comedian, and afterwards, at age 27, she entered Eigabi School, a film school where director Kiyoshi Kurosawa taught, among others.
While still at film school, Ōku won a screenwriting contest with a script that would become her theatrical feature film debut as director, 意外と死なない (Igaito shinanai, literally "don't die unexpectedly").
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About Akiko Ohku
Akiko Ōku (大九 明子, Ōku Akiko, born October 8, 1968), also romanised as Akiko Ohku, is a Japanese film director. Ōku was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa. In high school, she joined a rakugo group. While studying Politics and Economics at Meiji University, she was part of a student theatre troupe. After graduating, Ōku briefly had an office job at a subsidiary of the Ministry of Labour. She then entered a comedy acting school for one year and performed as stand-up comedian, and afterwards, at age 27, she entered Eigabi School, a film school where dire… With 4 credits spanning from 1999 to 2003, Akiko Ohku has appeared in 4 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Akiko Ohku Movies
- Barren Illusion (1999) — as Akiko
- Deka Matsuri (2003)
- Igai to shinanai (1999)
- Not To Talk About All Of Her Old Age (2001) — as Herself
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