[2] She studied in the United Kingdom, and graduated from the University of London's Faculty of Arts.

Later on, Ando went to New York University and learned film making, and started working as supervisory assistant.

[3] In 2010, she made her directorial debut with the film Kakera: A Piece of Our Life based on a manga.

Ando gave birth to the couple's first child in March 2015.

[5] In the same year, Ando made her novel 0.5 mm into the film of the same name, and served as the screenwriter and director.