Jiyuu renai (Bluestockings) (japanese movie) (english subtitles)

Posted on October 3rd, 2006 by abixalmon

Jiyuu renai (Bluestockings) (japanese movie) poster

Based on a novel by Iwai Shimako, Jiyuu Renai (a.k.a. Bluestockings) is the story of a love triangle between a man and two beautiful women. Masato Harada (Kamikaze Taxi, Bounce Ko Gals) directed the film, which is set during the days of Japan’s male-dominated Taisho Era (1912-1926), when it was difficult for women to have both love and a career. Yuichiro (Toyokawa Etsushi of Angel Dust and Undo) is the son of a wealthy merchant family, who’s happily married to Akiko (Hasegawa Kyoko of Three…Extremes). When Akiko’s friend Kiyoko (Kimura Yoshino of Ichigo no Kakera) gets divorced, Akiko decides to help her find a job in Yuichiro’s company. Akiko even lends Kiyoko her kimono for the interview. But upon seeing Kiyoko, Yuichiro is immediately smitten…

Artist Name(s): Hasegawa Kyoko, Kimura Yoshino Yoshino, Toyokawa Etsushi
Directed by: Masato Harada
AKA: Bluestockings (International: English title)
Runtime: 117 min
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt0488306/