24th New York Asian Film Festival

July 11-27, 2025

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North American Premiere

How Dare You?

ふつうの子ども

Grade schooler Yuishi falls for his classmate Kokoa after she passionately channels Greta Thunberg in a speech about environmental activism. Teaming up with the class troublemaker, Yuishi embarks on a self-righteous crusade and finds himself in a precocious love triangle. Their antics soon spiral into unintended consequences, forcing the trio to confront hard truths. Director Mipo O showcases her sharp humor and skill at eliciting naturalistic performances from her young actors. With its cleverly wry script tackling big moral dilemmas and childhood feelings alike, How Dare You? is an observant and bittersweet cautionary tale equally meaningful for kids and grown-ups.

Director: Mipo O
Cast: Tetta Shimada, Ruri, Youta Minami, Yu Aoi, Kumi Takiuchi
Languages: Japanese with English subtitles
2025; 96 min.
Country: Japan

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Mipo O
吳美保 | 오미보

Mipo O's first feature-length screenplay, The Sakai's Happiness, won the Sundance/NHK International Filmmaker Award, and the following year she directed her first feature-length film, The Sakai's Happiness, based on this screenplay, which premiered at the the Busan International Film Festival. In 2010, she wrote and directed Here Comes the Bride, My Mom!, which screened at the Busan International Film Festival and won the Grand Prize at the Kaneto Shindo Awards in Japan. In 2014, The Light Shines Only There won the Best Director Award at the Montreal World Film Festival and became Japan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. The 2015 Being Good received the NETPAC Award at the Moscow International Film Festival. In 2024, Living in Two Worlds was nominated for the Golden Goblet Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival. She teamed up again with the producer and screenwriter of _The Light Shines Only There for How Dare You?_