Yoko Yamanaka

Yoko Yamanaka is a Japanese filmmaker, she was born in Nagano, Japan in 1997. Amiko is her first feature film.

Amiko (2017)

Amiko, a high school girl, adores Aomi to the point of nearly worshipping him. But one day, he runs away from home. Amiko's sometimes cynical, sometimes self-deprecating inner monologue goes off like vibrant stand-up comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Yamanaka
CAST:  Aira Sunohara  •  Hiroto Oshita  •  Maiko Mineo  •  Ayu Hasegawa

Amiko, a high school girl, adores Aomi to the point of nearly worshipping him. But one day, he runs away from home. Amiko's sometimes cynical, sometimes self-deprecating inner monologue goes off like vibrant stand-up comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Yamanaka
CAST:  Aira Sunohara  •  Hiroto Oshita  •  Maiko Mineo  •  Ayu Hasegawa

21st Century Girl (2020)

21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hana Matsumoto  •  Yuki Yamato  •  Ayaka Kato  •  Yoko Yamanaka  •  Momoko Fukuda  •  Aya Igashi  •  Yûka Eda  •  Risa Takeuchi  •  Aimi Natsuto  •  Rin Shuto  •  Yuka Yasukawa  •  Yukari Sakamoto  •  Yurina Kaneko  •  Kanae Higashi  •  Sakura Tamagawa
CAST:  Serena Motola  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Aki Asakura  •  Sairi Ito

21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hana Matsumoto  •  Yuki Yamato  •  Ayaka Kato  •  Yoko Yamanaka  •  Momoko Fukuda  •  Aya Igashi  •  Yûka Eda  •  Risa Takeuchi  •  Aimi Natsuto  •  Rin Shuto  •  Yuka Yasukawa  •  Yukari Sakamoto  •  Yurina Kaneko  •  Kanae Higashi  •  Sakura Tamagawa
CAST:  Serena Motola  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Aki Asakura  •  Sairi Ito

See You on the Other Side (2019)

Consensual polyamorous relations between Hiroki, Natsuki, and Kanako are injected with palpable tension following their cohabitation, resulting in an unexpected turn of events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Yamanaka
CAST:  Toko Miura  •  Kotone Furukawa  •  Masaki Nakao

Consensual polyamorous relations between Hiroki, Natsuki, and Kanako are injected with palpable tension following their cohabitation, resulting in an unexpected turn of events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Yamanaka
CAST:  Toko Miura  •  Kotone Furukawa  •  Masaki Nakao

Born Pisces (2020)

10-year-old children Midori and Futa live separate lives. Both feel alone and isolated from their parents. They struggle to be kids under the stress and weight of their fractured family lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Yamanaka
CAST:  Maharu Nemoto  •  Ryou Togawa  •  Kinuo Yamada

10-year-old children Midori and Futa live separate lives. Both feel alone and isolated from their parents. They struggle to be kids under the stress and weight of their fractured family lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Yamanaka
CAST:  Maharu Nemoto  •  Ryou Togawa  •  Kinuo Yamada

Desert of Namibia (2024)

Desert of Namibia follows a bipolar young woman who burns the candle at both ends. A portrait of an unidealized Tokyo gen-Z, that surprises with its incredible energy and irreverence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Yamanaka
CAST:  Yuumi Kawai  •  Daichi Kaneko  •  Kanichiro Sato  •  Yuzumi Shintani

Desert of Namibia follows a bipolar young woman who burns the candle at both ends. A portrait of an unidealized Tokyo gen-Z, that surprises with its incredible energy and irreverence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Yamanaka
CAST:  Yuumi Kawai  •  Daichi Kaneko  •  Kanichiro Sato  •  Yuzumi Shintani