Ako (1964)

Name: Ako
Genre: Drama
Released: 1964-08-31

29m

Running Time

Plot.

A day in the life of Ako, a 16-year-old Japanese girl, and her friends and co-workers. An alarm clock wakes her in a dorm; she gets ready for work and travels to a large bakery. We see her with friends, chatting and laughing, as well as working. They go out, seven of them jammed in an old Pontiac: bowling, then to an amusement park, then driving around. Car trouble may put her at risk. Is she going to be okay?

Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Miki Irie

Ako

Teruko Hasegawa

Ako's Boyfriend

Yoko Matsushita

Ako's Friend

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Director

Kōbō Abe

Writer

Shigeru Wakatsuki

Producer

Toru Takemitsu

Composer

Yasuhiro Ishimoto

Cinematographer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
August 31, 1964

Original Name
白い朝

Status
Released

Running Time
29m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-03-01

Wiki.

Jessica Grace Smith (born 18 February 1985) is a New Zealand actress, writer and director. Smith graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2009 with a Bachelor in Performing Arts (Acting). Smith played the role of Denny Miller on the television show Home and Away and Diona in the mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Smith also appeared in the films The Devil's Rock and Sione's 2: Unfinished Business.

Working with cinematographer Jessica Charlton, Grace Smith wrote and directed Flip (2019), a short film in the Kiwi tradition of "man alone" stories, but featuring a female protagonist.