bad ass brides!

heARTfelt greetings to all heARTists and heARTwork lovers in the world!

Yuri in her original passport

it’s the 8th day of the 12th month, and once again we have no heARTwork by Yuri to present to you.

last month, we travelled again to film additional participants for our War Brides of Japan documentary. this feature-length movie will tell the stories of Japanese war brides, their adult children and/or their grandchildren. those brave women who married American GI’s occupying their country took a huge leap of faith to immigrate to a country most of them had never seen before. because of that, and other hardships they endured, we like to call them Bad Ass Brides.

for more about Yuri and her life as a Japanese war bride, check out at any of the links below. 

and here’s our new trailer chronicling behind-the-scenes making of the film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWPgc9fk4FU&feature=youtu.be

we’re still fundraising, too, so please consider making a 100% tax deductible donation here.

Yuri, front row center, with her family before leaving Japan

war brides of Japan videos:

vimeo

youtube preproduction trailer

youtube v.2

youtube v.1

war brides of Japan websites:

warbridesofjapan.com

weebly

jimdo

war brides of Japan news:

88.1 Fresno radio interview

DIFT interview

NBC

international examiner

international examiner 2

discover nikkei

war brides of Japan Facebook:

fan page

war brides of Japan LinkedIn:

how they learned to forgive and love the enemy

making love, not war

war brides of Japan Twitter:

watermelonsushi

war brides of Japan G+:

google plus

war brides of Japan blogs:

on the road

tumblR

a war bride's artwork:

iamartistyuriko

heartworkbyyuri

again, we thank our donors for their loving support!

ja!

Yuri’s Fan Forever

the heART of a Japanese war bride

mina-san, konnichi-wa! greetings to all heARTists and heARTwork lovers out there!

it’s the 8th day of the 11th month and time for more heARTwork by Yuri. only, we don’t really have any prepared for you to view at this point. that’s because we’re so busy filming our documentary War Brides of Japan—a story about women like Yuri who married American GI’s following WWII.

Yuri, circa 1975, in a dress she sewed hersel

to learn more about that part of Yuri’s life, please stay updated with us at one of the following sites below.

to help us through Post Production, please make your 100% tax-deductible donation here.

war brides of Japan videos:

vimeo

youtube preproduction trailer

youtube v.2

youtube v.1

war brides of Japan websites:

warbridesofjapan.com

weebly

jimdo

war brides of Japan news:

88.1 Fresno radio interview

DIFT interview

NBC

international examiner

international examiner 2

discover nikkei

war brides of Japan Facebook:

fan page

war brides of Japan LinkedIn:

how they learned to forgive and love the enemy

making love, not war

war brides of Japan Twitter:

watermelonsushi

war brides of Japan G+:

google plus

war brides of Japan blogs:

on the road

tumblR

a war bride's artwork:

iamartistyuriko

heartworkbyyuri

once again, arrigatou gozaimashita to all who have supported us with their dollars and love.

ja!

Yuri’s Fan Forever

bad-ass brides back in the news!

konnichi-wa to all you loving heARTists and heARTwork lovers out there!

it’s the 8^th day of the 10^th month, and time to get back to some heARTwork by Yuri.

mina-san, gomennasai for missing you last month (the 8^th day of the 9^th month), but our film crew was busy on the road shooting war brides, their children and grandchildren for our upcoming documentary War Brides of Japan.

here’s a link to our War Brides on the Road blog that we couldn’t even manage to keep up!

  

but you can always stay updated at any of the urls down below.

and, yes, we’re still seeking donations to help us through Post Production, so arrigatou gozaimashita in advance for your 100% tax-deductible donation. please donate here.

war brides of Japan videos:

vimeo

youtube preproduction trailer

youtube v.2

youtube v.1

war brides of Japan websites:

warbridesofjapan.com

weeebly

jimdo

war brides of Japan news:

88.1 Fresno radio interview

NBC

international examiner

international examiner 2

discover nikkei

war brides of Japan Facebook:

fan page

war brides of Japan LinkedIn:

how they learned to forgive and love the enemy

making love, not war

war brides of Japan Twitter:

watermelonsushi

war brides of Japan G+:

google plus

war brides of Japan blogs:

on the road

tumblR

a war bride's artwork:

iamartistyuriko

heartworkbyyuri

meanwhile, here’s some edible heARTwork by Yuri—yes, she baked her own birthday cake!

can you read hiragana?

soon, we’ll be sharing the stories we’ve gathered so you can see for yourself these beautiful, brave, bodacious and bad-ass brides!

takusan arrigatou gozaimashita to all of our supporters and, especially, to our donors for making the War Brides of Japan documentary film a possibility.

mata ne?

Yuri's Fans Forever

arrigatou gozaimashita! from the War Brides of Japan

konnichi-wa, heARTists and heARTlovers here, there, and everywhere!

beautiful brides

it’s the 8th day of the 8th month, and time for some updates about the War Brides of Japan documentary.

as you know, artist Yuri is a former Japanese war bride and will be highlighted in this film which also features other war brides and their adult children.

here’s the link to our crowdfunding page where you can make a tax-deductible donation:

https://fromtheheartproductions.networkforgood.com/projects/15778-documentaries-war-brides-of-japan

the art of cooking with Yuri

below are links to videos about the documentary:

pre-production video on Vimeo

pre-production video on YouTube

version 2 video on YouTube

30-second competition finalist video on YouTube

Yuri sips ocha while contemplating art

here are links to our websites:

War Brides of Japan

War Brides of Japan on Weebly

War Brides of Japan on Jimdo

here are two articles published on LinkedIn:

How They Learned to Forgive and Love the Enemy

Making Love, Not War

warbrides Yuri and Emi

and, an article printed in:

International Examiner newspaper

that was reprinted by Discover Nikkei

a piece about us on NBC

here’s our Facebook fan page

one of Yuri's many paintings

and, if you’re a war bride or the child of one, please request membership in our Japanese War Brides and Their Children closed Facebook group!

fans of Yuri, we are on our way to sharing the stories of these awesome women that history has forgotten.

meanwhile, here’s the link to Yuri’s paintings

arrigatou gozaimashita to our donors for your continued support.

ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever

update: War Brides of Japan

konnichi-wa, heARTists and heARTworkers all over the planet!

it’s the 8^th day of the 7^th month, and we want to update you about the War Brides of Japan documentary.

you can watch the trailers here:

on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/169397930

on YouTube:

pre-production trailer

version 2

version 1

and, the websites are here:

http://www.warbridesofjapan.com/

http://warbridesofjapan.weebly.com/

http://warbridesofjapan.jimdo.com/

soon, we’ll be starting our fundraising campaign, so please look for updates at our Facebook fan page:

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

we leave you with this painting of koi by Yuri. to view more of her paintings, look here:

iAmArtistYuriko

but, please use care as all images are copyrighted.

as always, arrigatou gozaimashita for your support.

ja!

Yuri’s Fans Forever

marching forward with War Brides of Japan!

konnichi-wa, heARTists and heARTwork lovers of the Universe.

it’s the 8^th day of the 6^th month, and we have not blogged on this site since December of last year. apologies, but our War Brides of Japan documentary is now a priority.

Yuriko and daughter, br, silk-screened dozens of these hachimaki

some results of that prioritization? our pre-production video on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/169397930

and, on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKOvPPv2nBo

here’s another YouTube slideshow, this one from 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNSEUkT2N4E&feature=plcp

and, this YouTube video was one of three finalists at the 30-Second Snipler Competition at the Los Angeles New Media Film Festival in 2012. however, it was later disqualified for being created with the One True Media app.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJkujn1iek&feature=colike

there’s also a website now:

http://www.warbridesofjapan.com/

and, two more are currently in the works.

Yuriko's bio

Yuriko won these ribbons for her heARTwork and quilts

here’s an essay that was posted on LinkedIn, about how Japanese war brides overcame their anger and bitterness to marry their former enemies:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-learned-forgive-love-enemy-yayoi-l-winfrey?trk=pulse_spock-articles

of course, you can always stay updated with the project on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

and, if you happen to be a Japanese war bride or know one, please email us at Yayoi@warbridesofjapan.com or warbridesofjapan@gmail.com

above are ribbons that Yuriko won for her heARTwork and quilts, plus her bio that was posted at one of her painting exhibits. for more about her oil paintings, go here:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

your cooperation is greatly appreciated in protecting these copyright images.

and, arrigatou gozaimashita for your continuing interest. please stay tuned in the months ahead as we march forward with War Brides of Japan!

ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever