Momoko Ando, the 26-year-old daughter of actor Eiji Okuda and talento/essayist Kazu Ando, is making her debut as a film director. Her first work is titled "Kakera," based on the manga series "LOVE VIBES" by Erica Sakurazawa.

Like "LOVE VIBES," the movie is about a love relationship between two women. Hikari Mitsushima plays Haru, a college student with an unfaithful boyfriend, while Eriko Nakamura plays Riko, a "medical artist" who deals with making artificial limbs.

The project has been in development for a while, but it was halted due to various circumstances. The film was eventually resumed after Okuda's production company Zero Pictures took over.

Rino Katase and Masahiko Tsugawa have reportedly been attached as cast members. Nakamura Brace, a Shimane-based prosthetics company, was involved in the research and script development. James Iha, the former guitarist of rock band Smashing Pumpkins, has been chosen to handle the music.

Ando, who studied in London and New York, has previous experience as film production staff, starting with Okuda's directorial debut "Shojo: An Adolescent" in 2001. However, this is her first time taking the helm. The movie was shot this past autumn, and Ando is aiming to finish editing next month, in time for a possible showing at the Cannes Film Festival in May.