Nami Iguchi

According to the actress Hiromi Nagasaku, who starred in Don’t Laugh at My Romance, "the director did not call any cuts after the main scene, so the improvised ad-lib was difficult”. In her work, director Iguchi often does not cut the scene until the last second of the act. In addition, Iguchi says, “I understand that the tension of the actor goes up and down when shooting a scene. Sometimes actors’ tension goes down once, but it rises right after. When this happens, it is difficult to make a cut. Although I sometimes hesitate to make a cut, I would like to let the actors’ improvisation flow and see how the scene go in case it gets interesting.” For this reason, her work has a unique style that is more leisurely and relaxed because of her long shots.

Iguchi later directed Don't Laugh at My Romance, starring Matsuyama Kenichi, which was released in 2008. In 2014, she directed the film Nishino Yukihiko no Koi to Bōken, which starred Yutaka Takenouchi.

In 2004, the remake version of Inuneko won the Jury Special Award, the International Critics Federation Prize, and the Best Screen Play Award at the Torino International Film Festival. In the same year, she received the 2004 Japan Film Director Association Newcomer Director Award.

In 2003, she won the Japan Movie Professional Awards Newcomer Director Award.

In 2001, she directed the film Inuneko, which later received the Pia Film Festival Planning Award.

Nami Iguchi (井口奈己 Iguchi Nami, born December 4, 1967) is a Japanese film director, music video director, screen writer, and editor.