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安藤 桃子
Born	1982 (age 41–42)
Nationality	Japanese
Education	University of London
Occupation	Film director
Years active	2010–
Parents	Eiji Okuda (father) Kazu Ando (mother)
Relatives	Sakura Ando (sister) Tasuku Emoto (brother-in-law)
Awards	69th Mainichi Film Awards Best Screenplay (0.5 mm)

Momoko Ando (安藤 桃子, Andō Momoko, born 1982) is a Japanese film director and novelist.

Biography

Ando's father is actor Eiji Okuda and her mother the essayist Kazu Ando. 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.

In 2010, she made her directorial debut with the film Kakera: A Piece of Our Life based on a manga. In 2011, Ando wrote the novel 0.5 mm.

In 2014, she married a man. 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. The movie was filmed in Kōchi, Kōchi.

Works

Films

※Directorial works only

Novels

Filmography

Radio

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Awards

See also

• List of female film and television directors
• List of LGBT-related films directed by women