Mitsuyo Miyazaki, known as Hikari, is a Japanese writer, director and producer of film and television.
Originally from Osaka, Japan, Hikari moved to the United States at 17 years old to be a foreign exchange student in Utah.
[4] In 2019 she premiered her feature-film debut 37 Seconds to critical acclaim at the Berlin International Film Festival.
[5][6][7] In July 2020, author Rainbow Rowell announced on her Twitter that the film adaptation of her book Eleanor & Park would be directed by Hikari.
[8] In March 2024, Hikari began filming the comedy drama Rental Family in Japan for Searchlight Pictures.