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Akiko Ōku

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actress
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Akiko Ōku was born on 8 October 1968 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. She is a director and writer, known for Hold Me Back (2020), Tremble All You Want (2017) and She Taught Me Serendipity (2024).
BornOctober 8, 1968
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Hold Me Back (2020)
    Hold Me Back
    6.6
    • Director(as Akiko Ôku)
    • 2020
    Mayu Matsuoka in Tremble All You Want (2017)
    Tremble All You Want
    6.7
    • Director(as Akiko Ôku)
    • 2017
    She Taught Me Serendipity (2024)
    She Taught Me Serendipity
    6.7
    • Director(as Akiko Ôku)
    • 2024
    Marriage Hunting Beauty (2018)
    Marriage Hunting Beauty
    5.6
    • Director(as Akiko Ôku)
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Director

    • Teruko to Rui
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2025
    • Ghost of Radio
      Video
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2024
    • She Taught Me Serendipity (2024)
      She Taught Me Serendipity
      6.7
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2024
    • Kazoku Dakara Aishitan Janakute, Aishita no ga Kazoku Datta (2023)
      Kazoku Dakara Aishitan Janakute, Aishita no ga Kazoku Datta
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2023
    • Shijukara (2022)
      Shijukara
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2022
    • Wedding High (2022)
      Wedding High
      6.4
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2022
    • Alice Hirose in Shitsuren Meshi (2022)
      Shitsuren Meshi
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2022
    • Hatsu-joji made ato 1jikan (2021)
      Hatsu-joji made ato 1jikan
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2021
    • Hold Me Back (2020)
      Hold Me Back
      6.6
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2020
    • My Sweet Grappa Remedies (2019)
      My Sweet Grappa Remedies
      6.4
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2019
    • Marriage Hunting Beauty (2018)
      Marriage Hunting Beauty
      5.6
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2018
    • Mayu Matsuoka in Tremble All You Want (2017)
      Tremble All You Want
      6.7
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2017
    • Mayu Matsuoka in Nagisa no koibito-tachi (2016)
      Nagisa no koibito-tachi
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2016
    • Love Story from a Hundred Famous Poem (2015)
      Love Story from a Hundred Famous Poem
      TV Series
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2015
    • Fantastic Girls (2015)
      Fantastic Girls
      3.6
      • Director (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2015

    Writer

    • Teruko to Rui
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2025
    • Ghost of Radio
      Video
      • Writer (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2024
    • She Taught Me Serendipity (2024)
      She Taught Me Serendipity
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Kazoku Dakara Aishitan Janakute, Aishita no ga Kazoku Datta (2023)
      Kazoku Dakara Aishitan Janakute, Aishita no ga Kazoku Datta
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2023
    • Shijukara (2022)
      Shijukara
      6.9
      TV Series
      • teleplay (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2022
    • Hatsu-joji made ato 1jikan (2021)
      Hatsu-joji made ato 1jikan
      6.0
      TV Series
      • teleplay (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2021
    • Hold Me Back (2020)
      Hold Me Back
      6.6
      • screenplay (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2020
    • Mayu Matsuoka in Tremble All You Want (2017)
      Tremble All You Want
      6.7
      • screenplay (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2017
    • Mayu Matsuoka in Nagisa no koibito-tachi (2016)
      Nagisa no koibito-tachi
      • Writer (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2016
    • Â, rabuhoteru gôka-ban (2014)
      Â, rabuhoteru gôka-ban
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Akiko Ôku, 2014)
      • 2014
    • Tales of Terror: 100 Stories (2010)
      Tales of Terror: 100 Stories
      3.1
      TV Movie
      • written by (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2010
    • Kosupure tantei
      • Writer (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2009
    • Tokyo Serendipity (2007)
      Tokyo Serendipity
      6.0
      • screenplay (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 2007
    • Don't Die Unexpectedly
      Short
      • writer (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 1999

    Actress

    • Barren Illusion (1999)
      Barren Illusion
      6.3
      • (as Akiko Ôku)
      • 1999

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Akiko Ôku
    • Born
      • October 8, 1968
      • Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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