| Momoko Ando | |
| Caption: | Ando at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2023 |
| Native Name: | 安藤 桃子 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1982 |
| Education: | University of London |
| Years Active: | 2010 - present |
| Father: | Eiji Okuda |
| Children: | 1 |
| Mother: | Kazu Ando |
| Awards: | 69th Mainichi Film Awards Best Screenplay (0.5 mm) |
[1] is a Japanese film director and novelist.
Ando's father is actor Eiji Okuda and her mother the essayist Kazu Ando.[2] She studied in the United Kingdom, and graduated from the University of London's Faculty of Arts. Later on, Ando went to New York University and learned film making, and started working as supervisory assistant.[3]
In 2010, she made her directorial debut with the film Kakera: A Piece of Our Life based on a manga.[4] In 2011, Ando wrote the novel 0.5 mm.
On March 14, 2014, Ando announced that she had married a non-celebrity. Simultaneously, she announced her pregnancy with her first child. Ando gave birth to the couple's first child in March 2015.[5] In the same year, Ando made her novel 0.5 mm into the film of the same name, and served as the screenwriter and director. The film starred her sister Sakura Ando.[6] The movie was filmed in Kōchi, Kōchi.[7]
※Directorial works only
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kakera: A Piece of Our Life | Also wrote the screenplay | |
| 2014 | 0.5 mm | Also wrote the screenplay; second place at the 88th Kinema Junpo Best Ten |
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5 mm | |||
| 2014 | Counter Illumination | First appeared in Gunzo | [8] |
| Award | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 mm | [9] | |
| 18th New Asian Talent Award Best Director | [10] | |
| 18th New Asian Talent Award Best Outstanding Screenplay |