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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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