Born in 1967 in Nagoya, Japan, Nadeshiko Koba graduated from Kinjo Gakuin University and entered the Furano Natural Studio to study screenwriting. In 1998, she started writing scenarios for TV dramas and documentaries, as well as song lyrics, in Tokyo. In 2007, she wrote the screenplay for The Dark Corners of the Shelves, which was selected by the Festival des Films du Monde in Montreal. In 2020, she moved to Yamaga, where Boneless Lantern, her first feature as a director, was shot.