Akiko
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78% Critic Match

Akiko

7.8 / 10 1961 1h 32mNR Italian
Comedy

Storyline

The quaint life of Ottavia, a widow living in Rome, is turned upside down when a young and pretty Japanese girl knocks at her door, claiming to be the daughter of her late husband, an Italian military officer who went to Japan on a secret mission during WWII and reportedly killed in action there.

Cast & Crew

Akiko Wakabayashi

Akiko Wakabayashi

Akiko

Lead
Pierre Brice

Pierre Brice

Duilio

Marisa Merlini

Marisa Merlini

Ottavia Colasanto

Memmo Carotenuto

Memmo Carotenuto

Armando Piffero

Vicky Ludovisi

Vicky Ludovisi

Anita Colasanto

Valeria Fabrizi

Valeria Fabrizi

Tosca

Andrea Checchi

Andrea Checchi

Sor Egisto

MP

Marcello Paolini

Serse Colasanto

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Luigi Filippo D'Amico's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Akiko is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker