Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account
A backstage documentary and interview with the real life lesbian stage performer Kaoru Kiri mixed with a fictional life of her rejected lover.
A backstage documentary and interview with the real life lesbian stage performer Kaoru Kiri mixed with a fictional life of her rejected lover.
Kaoru Kiri
Herself
Tomi Kasuga
Herself
Shoichi Ozawa
Fan
Aoi Nakajima
Osayo, bar owner
Ai Yoshino
Ai
Hyōe Enoki
Akagi
Saburō Shōji
Aoki
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Ichiro, Osayo's husband
Meika Seri
Michi
A backstage documentary and interview with the real life lesbian stage performer Kaoru Kiri mixed with a fictional life of her rejected lover.
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