Question: What is the nationality of the writer and director of the film The Tree of Life?
Sentence (from "Taeko Kono"): Kōno is one of a generation of remarkable women writers who made an appearance in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s and who include Kurahashi Yumiko, Mori Mari, Setouchi Harumi, and Takahashi Takako (Japanese name order).
Relevant evidence: No