Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita (2004)
Directed by Joel Lamangan.
Summary[]
The story revolves around Inya (Judy Ann Santos), a heroine of the Philippine resistance against the hands of Japanese colonization during World War II, who recalls events involving her husband Edilberto (Raymart Santiago) and their childhood friend Ignacio (Dennis Trillo), who becomes a gay lover as the transvestite, when she was wearing a masquerading as a woman also named Inya. She becomes the lover of the local Japanese commander Ichiru (Jay Manalo), and is getting caught between duty to be a spy for his country and friends with his reluctant but growing love for him. Despite of the being struggling of Filipino resistance who were suffered and tortured, it can be dealing with the Japanese colonzation's corruption, lies and betrayals, especially of the hands of traitorous Japanese interpreter and local collaborator Maura (Angelu de Leon) who betrayed their own country.
Male Deaths[]
- Dante Javier [Basyong/Basilio Dela Cruz] (off-screen)
- Jim Pebanco [Reden Sunio/Edna] (off-screen)
- Archie Adamos [Ignacio's father] (off-screen)
- Tom Olivar [Lencio Mananlang/Edilberto's father]
- Jon Romano [Garcia]
- Tadashi Nakamura [Okada]
- Raymart Santiago [Edilberto Manalang]
- Neil Ryan Sese [Hiroshi]
- Tony Mabesa [Mayor Aldecoa] (off-screen)
- Mon Confiado [Alexander] (off-screen)
- Jay Manalo [Ichiru]
- Marco Alcaraz [Akihiro Yorokobe]
- TJ Trinidad [Antonio]
- Dennis Trillo [Ignacio Basa/Inya]
Female Deaths[]
- Tina Manipis [Julia's mother]
- Angelu de Leon [Maura]
- Edna May Landicho [Luzvminda Mananlang/Edilberto's mother]
- Gilleth Sandico [Edilberto's sister]
- Jaclyn Jose [Melba] (off-screen)
- Iya Villania [Julia] (off-screen)
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