Yoshiko & Yuriko

Yoshiko & Yuriko (2011)

Directed by 浜野佐知

1h 42m

Drama

Based on a true story, Yoshiko and Yuriko relates the journey and great love affair of Yoshiko, who was a renowned translator of Russian literature and drama, and Yuriko, who was a feminist novelist and great activist of the post-war democratic literature movement. Both have left huge marks on Japanese literary history. The two women shared a strong attraction to each other from their first meeting and enjoyed a powerful love affair. Yoshiko reveals that she's an out lesbian, whilst Yuriko is married (not altogether happily) to a well-known scholar - a situation she can't walk away from with ease.

Cast

Nahana

Nahana

Yoshiko Yuasa

Hitomi Toi

Hitomi Toi

Yuriko Miyamoto

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko Doguchi

Crew

Sachi Hamano

Sachi Hamano

Director

Kuninori Yamazaki

Kuninori Yamazaki

Screenplay

Hitomi Sawabe

Hitomi Sawabe

Story

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