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Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful tells the story of Fukuda's lifelong journey to become the highest ranking woman in judo history.

Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful

Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful tells the story of Fukuda's lifelong journey to become the highest ranking woman in judo history.
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Flying Carp Productions
Flying Carp Productions
109 backers pledged $18,150 to help bring this project to life.
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Fukuda Sensei Remembered

Dear Friends:

It is with great sadness that we inform you that Keiko Fukuda Sensei passed away, peacefully in her sleep, on February 9, 2013. She was 99 years old,... Read more

"Mrs. Judo" Film Touring Film Festival Circuit

Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful has enjoyed a great run at several film festivals this year already & has many more that are coming up!

Just earlier... Read more

We have a new film website!

Hi Friends-

We hope you've all been enjoying a nice summer...

We've been hard at work designing our new website and are happy to announce that it just went live!... Read more

World Premiere a Smashing Success!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended the world premiere on Sunday, March 11 at the Castro Theater!

We were overwhelmed by the incredible turnout & by all of... Read more

ABC News Segment on Our Film!

Just days before our world premiere, ABC 7 News in San Francisco did a news segment highlighting our film, Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful.

Click here to... Read more

World Premiere Moved to Historic Castro Theater!

Due to high demand, the world premiere of Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful has been moved to the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, CA.

The San... Read more

Tickets Now Available for Film Premiere!

Hi friends-

We have very exciting news! Our film, Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful will make its world premiere on Sunday, March 11, 2012!

It will be... Read more

Film Premiere - Coming Soon!

Hi everyone-

Exciting news! Our film is premiering soon - within the next few months (more details soon) - and we are scrambling to finish it up. Funds are still... Read more

Above and Beyond!

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Successfully raised $18,150 USD with 109 backers

One Week to Go!

Hi friends-

We only have one week left of our Kickstarter campaign & are hoping you all can help us spread the word for our final fundraising push! We are... Read more

Three New Reward Levels Added!

Today, we introduced three new rewards at the $35, $70 and $100 levels. Please see "Rewards" section on our main project page for details. We're pasting the images corresponding to... Read more

Fukuda Shihan featured on espnW

Last week, a reporter from espnW visited Fukuda Shihan's dojo in San Francisco to interview her. The result was a wonderful article, which was recently published.

Make sure to check... Read more

We did it!

Today we hit a HUGE milestone for Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful. With the help of all of our gracious backers and friends, we met our Kickstarter goal... Read more

New Reward Added!

Hi all-

Today we added a new pledge level to our campaign, along with a wonderful new reward to go with it! We're posting the reward blurb below, along with... Read more

Thank You, Backers!

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Project launched