Hatta, Mari

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HATTA, Mari

PERSONAL:

Daughter of a Buddhist cleric turned restauranteur. Education: University of Virginia, M.F.A., 1987.

ADDRESSES:

Agent—c/o Miramax Films, 375 Greenwich St., New York, NY 10013.

CAREER:

Film writer.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Audience Award (with Kayo Hatta), Sundance Film Festival, 1995, for Picture Bride.

WRITINGS:

(With sister, Kayo Hatta) Picture Bride (screenplay), Miramax Films, 1994.

SIDELIGHTS:

For sidelights, see HATTA, Kayo.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Entertainment Weekly, June 9, 1995, Lisa Schwarzbaum, review of Picture Bride, p. 37; October 13, 1995, Mary Makarushka, review of Picture Bride, p. 87.

Seattle Examiner, June 20, 1995, Chizu Omori, review of Picture Bride, p. 14.*

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