War Brides of Japan, a docu*memory: "The Brides" movie poster
"The Brides" is chapter 2 of 5 chapters that make up the “War Brides of Japan, a docu*memory” film series.
Asako-san ("the Best Ambassador") married a white American marine. Fumiko-san ("Kitchens & a Priest") married a black American soldier. While both women were Japanese war brides who married their “enemies”, their lives took divergent paths when they left post-WWII Japan along with their husbands.
Today, Asako-san has a grandson who speaks Japanese while Fumiko-san has a daughter who is a Buddhist priest.
"War Brides of Japan, a docu*memory” features 5 chapters as indicated below:
1. “Herstory” featuring “Dekasegi” & “Japanese Brides, American Wives”
2. “The Brides” featuring “The Best Ambassador” & “Kitchens & a Priest”
3. “The Kids” featuring “The Entertainer’s Daughter”, “hafu” & “Remembering Her Mother”
4. “The Culture” featuring “Cactus…Cranes…Cooks”, “Tamales 4 Bon Odori” & “Bringing Japan Home”
5. “BFF’s: Buddhist Friends Forever” featuring “Missing Her Mom”, “Family Fortune” & “Disowned/Reclaimed”
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Yayoi L WinfreyIllustrator/Designer
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Country of Origin:United States
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Student Project:No
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Indo-Global International Film FestivalMumbai, Maharashtra India
July 26, 2019
Official Selection for Best Film Poster award -
Laurus Film FestivalMoldova, Kazakhstan and Belarus
February 1, 2020
Semi-Finalist for Best Film Poster award -
Spring 2020 Edition of the Alternative Film Festival (AltFF)Toronto Canada
March 23, 2020
Semi-Finalist for Best Film Poster award
Born in postwar Tokyo to a Japanese war bride and an African American soldier, Yayoi L Naito Winfrey has been creating media all her life. First, as an illustrator and graphic designer; then as a screenwriter, fiction writer and journalist; and, now, as a filmmaker. Growing up on three continents by the time she was five years-old gifted her with a strong appreciation for other people’s languages and cultures. As a mixed-race person, she has an innate sense of what it’s like being ’the other’; and, her long career in arts reflects that special position.
Storytelling through film engages so many senses. I feel so fortunate that I’m able to combine my love for both visual art and literature to make movies.