Join us for the Osaka premiere of Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement, a powerful documentary chronicling the life and legacy of artist and activist Nobuko Miyamotoon Saturday, November 8, 2025 at the Senior Women’s Film Festival in Osaka! Professor Masumi Izumi of Doshisha University will provide commentary during the program. Professor Izumi served as the supervisor for the Japanese translation of this documentary and also translated Nobuko Miyamoto’s autobiography “Not Yo' Butterfly: My Long Song of Relocation, Race, Love, and Revolution.”

This sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal follows the life of visionary artist-activist Nobuko Miyamoto and her work that changed Asian America forever. Featuring rare archival footage, Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement tells the story of a changing community through one of its most beloved storytellers as she reflects on decades of groundbreaking cultural work and a life that has bridged coasts, industries, families, and history.

Still of Nobuko Miyamoto from Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement.
Courtesy of JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal.