it's known that women in japan had a late introduction into filmmaking, besides taking a long time for being recognized for doing their thing.
the first one we have news about was tazuko sakane (which is not even cataloged here on lb)... following her steps, we have kinuyo tanaka, the most known for being the first female director in japan and that, in one way or another, has lead the road for more women to get into the profession... do not just stay behind the scenes!!!
even nowadays, there isn't a true and comfort access for women who wants to be a filmmaker, as exists the fear of pursuing a career and the fear of being prejudiced due to the…
it's known that women in japan had a late introduction into filmmaking, besides taking a long time for being recognized for doing their thing.
the first one we have news about was tazuko sakane (which is not even cataloged here on lb)... following her steps, we have kinuyo tanaka, the most known for being the first female director in japan and that, in one way or another, has lead the road for more women to get into the profession... do not just stay behind the scenes!!!
even nowadays, there isn't a true and comfort access for women who wants to be a filmmaker, as exists the fear of pursuing a career and the fear of being prejudiced due to the stigmatization of the role of women in japanese society, a huge taboo.
therefore, with this list, i hope we have a greater highlight of these marginalized figures within japanese cinema, and by that we can introduce more and more of these gems into our lives and give the recognition these workers deserve.
i organized the list in alphabetical order, as well as ranked each respective filmography, in order of release too.
if i have forgotten some gals, let me know.
hope you guys enjoy and can make a great use of it!
1-8: akiko ohku
9-10: akina yanagi
11-13: atsuko hirayanagi
14-17: atsuko ishizuka
18: aya domnig
19: chiemi shimada
20-24: chihiro amano
25-27: chihiro ikeda
28-29: eriko kitagawa
30: hakota yuko
31: harika abe
32-33: haruhi oguri
34-37: hisako matsui
38-39: hitomi kamanaka
40-41: kana matsumoto
42-43: kaori momoi
44-55: kaori oda
56-67: kayako oki
68-69: kei fujiwara
70-73: kiki sugino
74-79: kinuyo tanaka
80-83: lisa takeba
84-86: mai tominaga
87-92: makoto moriwaki
93-106: mari asato
107-108: mari okada
109-121: mari terashima
122: mayu akiyama
123-125: megumi sasaki
126: miho nagaya
127: mika imai
128-132: mika ninagawa
133-136: mika ohmori
137-141: mipo o
142: misuzu nishimura
143-149: miwa nishikawa
150: miwa yoshimine
151-153: mizue furui
154: moët hayami
155-156: momoko ando
157-160: momoko fukuda
161-162: nagisa isogai
163-166: nami iguchi
167-174: naoko ogigami
175-179: naoko yamada
180-213: naomi kawase
214-215: natsuka kusano
216-219: natsuki seta
220-239: rei hayama
240: riho kudo
241: rin shuto
242: ruriko yamamoto
243-253: sachi hamano
254: sachiko hidari
255-258: satoko yokohama
259: sayaka kai
260-268: shiho kano
269-274: shimako sato
275-279: shiori kazama
280-284: sumiko haneda
285-286: torico
287-292: yasuko miyata
293-294: yoko yamanaka
295-299: yuho ishibashi
300-301: yûka eda
302-307: yukiko mishima
308-316: yuki tanada
317-319: yuki yamato
320-328: yumi yoshiyuki
329-330: yurina kaneko