Shinjuku Boys (1995)
Shinjuku Boys (1995) - Documentary Movies 53 minutes. 新宿ボーイズ, Shinjuku Boys: Tales of Transgender Men in Japan. 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. japan, lgbt, woman director, trans man
Released: Jul 01, 1995
Runtime: 53 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Gaish, Tatsu, Kazuki, Abe, Kumi
Crew: Kim Longinotto (Director), Kim Longinotto (Producer), Kim Longinotto (Director of Photography), Nigel Hawks (Music), Alan Bookbinder (Executive Producer), John Mister (Editor)