ANDO, Momoko

安藤モモ子, b. 19 March 1982

Official blog: http://momoko-ando.com/blog/ (2009-2012)

http://blog.honeyee.com/mando/ (2014-present)

Twitter: @momokoando

• born in Tokyo to the actor/director Eiji Okuda and his wife, essayist/actor/producer Kazu Ando
• her sister Sakura Ando is an acclaimed actress
• graduate of the London Slade School of Fine Art and New York University
• worked on films as her father’s assistant before making her debut work, the manga adaption Kakera

Secondary Sources:

• Bourne, Christopher. "Japan Cuts 2014 Review: 0.5MM, A Darkly Comedic Probe Of Japan's Historical And Social Psyche." Twitch Film. 17 July 2014.
• Lee, Maggie. "Film Review: ‘0.5 mm’" Variety. 9 June 2015.
• McKeown, Eleanor. "Kakera: Interview with Momoko Ando." Electric Sheep Magazine. 1 Nov. 2009.
• Nordström, Johan and Doris Lang. "Pieces of Momoko Ando: A Conversation With the Director of Kakera." Film International. 15 Jan. 2011.
• Sharp, Jasper. "Interview: Momoko Ando." Midnight Eye. 29 March 2010.