R21 / Japanese / Documentary / 95 min
Winner of the Best Film Award at Tokyo International Film Festival 2018’s Independent Japanese Cinema category.
Winner of the Firebird Award for Best Documentary at Hong Kong International Film Festival 2018
Fumi and Kazu are partners in love and law; they run the first law firm in Japan set up by an openly gay couple. As lawyers driven by their own experience of being outsiders, they attract a range of clients who reveal the hidden diversity of a country that prides itself for collective obedience, politeness and conformity. Tired of being silenced and made to feel invisible, the lawyers and their misfit clients expose and challenge the archaic status quo that deems them second-class citizens. With the backdrop of civil liberties under attack, the film poses universal questions about what it takes to be an individual, what it means to be a minority and what role a family plays in our increasingly polarised world.
| Director: Hikaru Toda |
| Cast: NA |
| Release Date: 18, October 2018 |