Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita
A wartime tale of three friends.
2004 · 1h 47m · N/A Drama, Romance, War
Overview
Inya, a heroine of the Philippine resistance against the Japanese during World War II, recalls events involving her husband Edilberto and their childhood friend Ignacio, a transvestite who, masquerading as a woman also named Inya, becomes the lover of the local Japanese commander, Ichiru, and is caught between a duty to be a spy for his country and friends and his reluctant but growing love for Ichiru.
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