From Okinawa with Love
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From Okinawa with Love

0.0 / 10 2024 1h 41mG Japanese
Documentary

Storyline

An Okinawan photographer, Mao Ishikawa spent her early 20s working as a barmaid in establishments catered specifically to African American GIs stationed in Okinawa. “There was love,” as the tagline reads, her photography book, 『Red Flower – The Women of Okinawa』 captured the diaristic intimacy of friendships, love affairs, and wild nights shared amongst her social circle of that time.

Cast & Crew

MI

Mao Ishikawa

Lead

What People Are Saying

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A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hiroshi Sunairi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
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Every frame feels alive. From Okinawa with Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker