Shinjuku Boys

"A film about love and gender."

Jun 7 1996 Not Rated 0h 53m
Documentary

This documentary is set in the New Marilyn night club in Tokyo, Japan - where the hosts are transgender men. They can only make their living as hosts in a nightclub with other wannabes like them. The young women who come there often have relationships with them but the underlying fear is whether such a relationship can withstand the pressures on a girl to get married and have children. All three boys deal with this in different ways. These three hosts, the Shinjuku Boys, take us into their lives.

Plot

A film about love and gender. This documentary is set in the New Marilyn night club in Tokyo, Japan - where the hosts are transgender men. The young women who come there often have relationships with them but the underlying fear is whether such a relationship can withstand the pressures to get married and have children. All three boys deal with this in different ways. These three hosts, the Shinjuku Boys, take us into their lives.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Kim Longinotto, Jano Williams

Cast

Gaish, Tatsu, Kazuki

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Vixen Films, 20th Century Vixen

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins

Scores
# of Votes
301
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA