Shinjuku Boys (1995)

Directed by

Kim Longinotto

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

53 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows three non-binary or transgender men who work at a club in Tokyo. They talk about their families, their love lives, and how they see themselves.

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What happens

Shinjuku Boys is a 1995 film by Kim Longinotto and Jano Williams. It explores the lives of three non-binary or transgender men who work at the New Marilyn Club in Tokyo, Japan. The term they use for themselves is onabe, and the three protagonists discuss their romantic relationships, their relationships with their parents, their gender presentations, how they understand their own genders, and their different outlooks on life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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