wreath by Yuri |
it’s the 8th day of the 12th month, and time for more heARTwork by Yuri.
recently, our film about her, ‘Tokyo Lily a war bride docu*memory’, was chosen to be a participant in CrowdfundR’s Media Spotlight. what an honor. thank you, CrowdfundR!
since our campaign is never-ending, you may still donate here:
and, here’s the trailer for 'Tokyo Lily, a war bride docu*memory’:
we’ve also made heART merchandise available for three of our films, including ‘War Brides of Japan’, ‘Tokyo Lily’ and ‘Watermelon Sushi').
currently, we're offering buttons, mouse pads, posters, stickers, t-shirts and more that can be purchased at our YayoiClanArt stores on:
and
a further demonstration of Tokyo Lily's (Yuri’s) creativity is revealed in the article below about giving her mixed-race daughter a Japanese name. you can vote for your favorite among the many interesting stories about Japanese names.
due to our recent focus on merch, as well as producing a separate animated short film, we have not been able to turn our full attention to 'Tokyo Lily’—yet.
but 2025 promises an Opening Title Sequence, hopefully, before the end of January. please subscribe to our Youtube channel to stay updated.
we also have a 'Watermelon Sushi' channel that features two very early war brides' videos:
you can also keep up with us at these websites:
FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan/
https://www.facebook.com/throwingriceproductions/
https://www.facebook.com/hapateez
unfortunately, we haven’t spent much time at our Instagram accounts, but if you follow us we promise to follow you back.
finally, Yuri’s paintings live here:
we are so grateful to our donors and supporters for helping to make these important films.
see you in Spring!
Yuri’s Fan Forever