Okoge (1992)

Original title

おこげ

Directed by

Takehiro Nakajima

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Sayoko becomes close friends with a gay couple in Tokyo. She navigates her own life while supporting them through personal struggles and societal prejudice.

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What happens

Okoge (Japanese: おこげ, Hepburn: Fag Hag) is a gay-themed Japanese comedy drama film written and directed by Takehiro Nakajima, theatrically released on October 10, 1992, in Japan. The film was also screened at the 2nd Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Its title comes from Japanese slang for a woman who prefers the company of gay men; okama (おかま or オカマ, cooking pot) is used as a slang reference for gay men, and by analogy okoge (おこげ, burnt rice), rice that sticks to a cooking pot during cooking, is used to refer to their female friends. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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