Yuriko, Dasvidaniya (百合子、ダスヴィダーニヤ) (Yoshiko & Yuriko) is a 2011 Japanese biographical drama directed by Sachi Hamano.
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| 百合子, ダスヴィダーニヤ | |
| Directed by | Sachi Hamano |
| Screenplay by | Kuninori Yamazaki |
| Based on | Nobuko by Yuriko Miyamoto Yuriko, dasuvidāniya: Yuasa Yoshiko no seishun by Hitomi Sawabe |
| Produced by | Sachi Hamano |
| Starring | Nahana Hitomi Toi Ren Osugi Kazuko Yoshiyuki |
| Cinematography | Katsuji Koyamada |
| Edited by | Naoki Kaneko |
| Music by | Shigemi Yoshioka |
Production company | Tantansha |
| Distributed by | Tantansha |
Release dates |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
Set in 1924, the film follows the relationship between author Yuriko Miyamoto and openly lesbian Russian literature translator Yoshiko Yuasa.
Cast and characters
- Nahana as Yoshiko Yuasa
- Hitomi Toi as Yuriko Miyamoto (née Chūjō)
- Ren Osugi as Shigeru Araki
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Yoshie Chūjō
- Yoriko Douguchi as Yaeko Nogami
- Kaho Aso as Sei Kitamura
- Hisako Okata as Un Chūjō
- Tadahiko Hirano as Seiichiro Chūjō
Development
Based partially on the 1928 semi-autobiographical novel Nobuko (伸子 / ) by Yuriko Miyamoto and the 1990 non-fiction novel Yuriko, dasuvidāniya: Yuasa Yoshiko no seishun by Hitomi Sawabe,[1] the little-known true story of the relationship between the two women in the early 20th century was produced in 2010, with filming completed on October 22, 2010.[2][3]
Home media
The Region 2 DVD of Yuriko, Dasvidaniya (百合子, ダスヴィダーニヤ : Yoshiko & Yuriko) was released in Japan in 2013 by Kabushiki Kaisha Tantansha.[4]
See also
References
Further reading
- Barraclough, Ruth; Bowen-Struyk, Heather; Rabinowitz, Paula, eds. (2015). "Yoshiko & Yuriko: Love, Texts, and Camaraderie". Red Love Across the Pacific: Political and Sexual Revolutions of the Twentieth Century (1st ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 123–139. ISBN 978-1-137-52200-9.
- MaGee, Chris (December 22, 2011). "A look at Sachi Hamano's same-sex romance "Yuriko, Dasvidaniya"". Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow.
- Mostow, Joshua, ed. (2003). "Miyamoto Yuriko and Socialist Writers". The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature (1st ed.). Columbia University Press. pp. 164-169. ISBN 0-231-11314-5.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese) (Archive)
- Yuriko, Dasvidaniya at IMDb
- Yoshiko & Yuriko 百合子、ダスヴィダーニヤ at Japanese Film Database
- Yoshiko & Yuriko at Women's Action Network
