Eat The Kimono, 幻舟, Genshuu (1989, eng hardsub)
Directed By: Kim Longinotto, Jano Williams Actors: Genshū Hanayagi EAT THE KIMONO is a brilliant documentary about Hanayagi Genshu, a Japanese feminist and avantgarde dancer and performer, who has spent her life defying her conservative cultures contempt for independence and unconventionality. She denounced Emperor Hirohito as a war criminal, and dismissed death threats made against her by rightwing groups. You mustnt be eaten by the kimono, says Genshu, making reference to the traditional Japanese dress designed to restrict movement for women, You must eat the kimono, and gobble it up. From the directors of THE GOOD WIFE OF TOKYO and HIDDEN FACES.
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