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| Yuriko at 20 |
it’s the
8th day of the 3rd month of another new year, and we hope you’re enjoying 2024
so far.
here’s the first trailer we produced,
and we’ll have more once the digitized footage is ready for editing.
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Yuri’s Fans Forever
as for us, we’re considering grouping the five ‘War Brides of Japan, a docu*memory’ films so that audiences will only have to pay one time to view all of them. they’ll still be available on Gumroad, but grouping them will make it a little easier and sukoshi cheaper for everyone to see.
and, now for some news about our favorite
war bride and heARTist, Yuriko, or Tokyo Lily as she’s called in our latest
film.
we began our Crowdfundr campaign late last year and, eternal thanks to our loyal
and generous supporters, we’ve raised enough money to send all the super 8mm and
mini DV tapes out for digitizing!
the super
8mm footage (containing scenes from the early 1970’s) will be scanned at a high
resolution suitable for inclusion in the film; while the mini DV’s feature
footage from the beginning of the 2000’s—including interviews with Yuriko and
her family.
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| Yuriko with her first child in Japan |
there are also scenes of her showing off her heART work, her
cooking, her dancing, and moments where she discusses surviving WWII as a
civilian in Japan.
speaking of WWII, Tokyo experienced the worst fire bombing in
the recorded history of the world when Americans dropped bombs during a March 9-10,1945 campaign. because houses back then were mostly made of wood
and paper, over 100,000 people perished when fires quickly spread throughout the city.
here’s some information from Wikipedia:
that will be just one of many
events we’ll cover in 'Tokyo Lily, a war bride docu*memory’.
we’ll begin with
Yuriko witnessing the Great Kanto Earthquake at just four years old, then being
sold into servitude at age 13, working for the U.S. military during the
Occupation, then meeting her African American husband and moving to a segregated
Texas post-war. then, she goes on to live in Germany and the U.S. while raising
two children and six dogs, before finally finding her way to expression through
art when she married for the second time.
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| Yuriko with her family in Germany |
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| Yuriko's painting of her dog, Princess |
arrigatou to all of you—our valuable contributors. just as with ‘War Brides of Japan, a docu*memory’, ‘Tokyo Lily’ would not be possible without your support.
on this
International Women’s Day, we honor of all your Japanese war bride mothers, your
Japanese war bride relatives and your Japanese war bride friends.
until we meet on
June 8, please stay posted by visiting:
our websites:
our Youtube channel:
our Facebook page:
ja!
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