Mipo O

is a Japanese-born Korean film director, screenwriter, and commercial director. Her name is also romanized Mipo Oh.

Career After graduating from the Osaka University of Arts Visual Concept Planning Department, O began working as a screenwriter under director Nobuhiko Obayashi. She soon expanded to directing, and her third short film Eye won a prize at the Short Shorts Film Festival in 2002, while her short film Grandmother won the grand prize in the Digital Shorts category of Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival. She won the best director award at the Montreal World Film Festival for The Light Shines Only There, which was also nominated to be Japan's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Her next film, You Are a Good Kid, for which she teamed up again with the producer and screenwriter of The Light Shines Only There, will be released in 2015. In addition to films, she also writes and directs commercials and episodes for television.

Family She is a third generation Korean-Japanese. Living in Two Worlds (2024) How Dare You? (2025)