Of Love & Law

Overview

Fumi and Kazu have a lot to teach us about love. When they decide to stick their necks out and create the first LGBTQ+ law firm in Japan, they are drawn into the lives of people searching for protection and support. Despite their own relationship having no legal status, they work pro-bono for long hours, all the while foster-parenting a teenager. We meet with a colourful cast of misfits, dissidents and artists – from a delightful eccentric being prosecuted for her kitschy vagina sculptures, to a troubled outsider who, as the child of an ‘immoral woman’, has no legal identity. A saying is repeated throughout the film, that one must ‘read the air’ – conform to the tacit conservatism that forbids sexual diversity. With love, humour and serious legal chops, Fumi and Kazu do exactly the opposite.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 28, 2017

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

France, Japan, United Kingdom

Cast

Masae Ido,Kazuyuki Minami,Yae Minami,Rokudenashiko,Kazuma,Hiroko Tsujitani,Masafumi Yoshida,Natsuo Yamamoto

Director

Hikaru Toda

Producer

Elhum Shakerifar

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt8005776