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Yoshiko & Yuriko

Yoshiko & Yuriko

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

0.8/10

Release Date

07 September 2011

Country

Japan

Cast

Nahana

Nahana

Yoshiko Yuasa

Hitomi Toi

Hitomi Toi

Yuriko Miyamoto

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko Doguchi

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