Akiko Ito

Imitation Interior (1985)

With her father dead and her mother hospitalized, Futami lives with her grandmother suffering from dementia. Then a friend, who just ran away from home, comes to “visit” Futami. Winner of the “1st 16mm Film Production Assistance Award”, which preceded the PFF ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiori Kazama
CAST:  Hitomi Komine  •  Akiko Ito

With her father dead and her mother hospitalized, Futami lives with her grandmother suffering from dementia. Then a friend, who just ran away from home, comes to “visit” Futami. Winner of the “1st 16mm Film Production Assistance Award”, which preceded the PFF ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiori Kazama
CAST:  Hitomi Komine  •  Akiko Ito

How Old Is the River? (1995)

Three brothers, their father missing and tensions boiling, gather at their rural summer house; soon enough, they're unexpectedly joined by a female cousin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiori Kazama
CAST:  Akiko Ito  •  Bang-ho Cho  •  Seiichi Tanabe  •  Makiko Kuno

Three brothers, their father missing and tensions boiling, gather at their rural summer house; soon enough, they're unexpectedly joined by a female cousin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiori Kazama
CAST:  Akiko Ito  •  Bang-ho Cho  •  Seiichi Tanabe  •  Makiko Kuno

Melodies (1989)

"Hi-chan" delivers a letter to her high school friend "Akya" who had returned to her parents' house for work reasons, that she received from Akya's lover. The Kansai person "Kun" appears in front of these two people, and the three develop a somehow inseparable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiori Kazama
CAST:  Akiko Ito  •  Hitomi Komine  •  Kunihiko Matsunaga

"Hi-chan" delivers a letter to her high school friend "Akya" who had returned to her parents' house for work reasons, that she received from Akya's lover. The Kansai person "Kun" appears in front of these two people, and the three develop a somehow inseparable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiori Kazama
CAST:  Akiko Ito  •  Hitomi Komine  •  Kunihiko Matsunaga