Of Love & Law, A film by Hikaru Toda - expected release Autumn 2017

Of Love & Law, A film by Hikaru Toda / Produced by Elhum Shakerifar   (expected release Autumn 2017)

Of  Love & Law  follows Fumi and Kazu, who run the first and only law firm in Japan set up by an openly gay couple. They  are best friends, lovers and colleagues whose openness and vulnerability in front of camera reveal both their love for each other and the challenges they face as minorities in a country where same-sex marriage is illegal and where being a family is the ultimate social status. They dream of becoming dads – but adoption is not even an option.

As lawyers driven by their own experience of being outsiders, they attract a range of clients who reveal the hidden diversity in a country that prides itself for the collective obedience, politeness and silence. 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.

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting Postcode Films with a Small Grant to support UK-Japan visits by filmmakers collaborating on the outreach/engagement strategy to promote core issues of minority rights, equality and individual freedoms in Japan/UK related to  ‘Of Love & Law’, their feature-length documentary, June 2017 to March 2018.