Direction: Mari Okada

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Mari Okada. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

2018 · Movie · 115 min. · Japan

Direction Mari Okada

Plot Maquia is from a clan where all the members stop aging in their mid teens. She has no parents and, although her days are peaceful, she feels lonely. Their peace...

6.4

958 votes

6.4

958 votes

Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan (TV Series)

2018 · Series · 22 min. · Japan

Direction Mari Okada · Shinji Higuchi · Hiroshi Kobayashi · Hideyuki Satake

Plot TV Series (2018). 12 Episodes. Straightforward and innocent Hisone Amakasu is a Self-Defense Force rookie stationed at the Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu Base. She struggles with the fact that she...

6.2

90 votes

6.2

90 votes

Maboroshi

2023 · Movie · 111 min. · Japan

Direction Mari Okada

Plot Masamune is a third-year middle school student who lives in a town where time has stopped because a sudden explosion at a steelworks factory has sealed off all exits to...

5.7

169 votes

5.7

169 votes

The Correct Use of Oranges (S)

2004 · Movie · 17 min. · United States

Direction Mari Okada

Cast Daniel Chaffin · Chanatip Kuna · Manuel Cornejo · January Welsh

Plot A young girl is unfairly dominated by her obsessive-compulsive boyfriend. That is, until she discovers the magic of the divine Orange.

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Birthday (S)

2011 · Movie · 20 min. · Japan

Direction Mari Okada

Plot There is a girl who wants to kill herself on her birthday. She happens to order her birthday cake at a shop where unique patissier who is always spinning a...

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Tokyo Halloween Night (S)

2013 · Movie · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Mari Okada

Plot n Halloween day, the Sun gives a scarecrow girl one night freedom until Sunrise. Transforming herself into human being, she gets mixed up with crowds of a Halloween matchmaking party...

Not rated

Not rated