Rachel Thorn 🍉🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈<p>The other day, legendary screenwriter and producer Fukuko ISHII (<a href="https://queer.party/tags/%E7%9F%B3%E4%BA%95%E3%81%B5%E3%81%8F%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>石井ふく子</span></a>) was being interviewed on the telly. She's 98 years-old. She wore a black pinstripe suit with a black blouse, and had her short hair slicked back. She's still writing and producing TV dramas. Anyway, I watched this interview and thought, as one does, "This person has got to be <a href="https://queer.party/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a>." I did some digging and found some of the usual clues. She's been single her whole life, and there are no rumors of romances with men. She was a huge fan of legendary actress Setsuko HARA (<a href="https://queer.party/tags/%E5%8E%9F%E7%AF%80%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>原節子</span></a>, the model for Satoshi KON's "Millenium Actress," who was six years older than Fukuko. Setsuko, who passed at age 95 in 2015, was also single her whole life. 1/2 <a href="https://queer.party/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a></p>