Shinjuku Boys
Jul 01, 1995 | IMDB 6.8
53 min Watch NowDocumentary
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
20,000 Days on Earth
Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family
Growing Up Female
Killing Patient Zero
Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth
Drag Kids
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
A Portrait of Ga
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
USS Indianapolis: The Legacy
The Many Lives of Edouard Louis
Stream of Love
Divine Divas
The Cambridge Squatter
Intolerância.doc
Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
McQueen and I
After Winter Comes Spring
SIMILAR MOVIES
20,000 Days on Earth
IMDB 7.1 | Jul , 2014
A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family
IMDB 5.6 | Oct , 2005
In his early twenties, Sam Cagnina, oldest son of a Mafia hit man, meets Steven, a handsome 19-year old college student and they fall in love. Then, after a few years Sam offers Steven a "visionary" idea. What if they could find a woman who would fall in love with both of them and agree to live in a "trio" relationship? They spend the next 7 years dating and looking for that special woman. Finally, they meet Samantha, a young, struggling actress. THREE OF HEARTS explores this very unique trio union as they negotiate their living arangements, fall in love and open one of the hottest wellness centres in New York City. Everyone who comes in contact with them is never quite sure how the relationship works. But the one thing which seems certain is their love for each other.Growing Up Female
IMDB 5.7 | Jun , 1971
Focuses on the socialization of American females. It tells the story of six women and girls. The first film to emerge from the modern women's movement in the early 1970s.Killing Patient Zero
IMDB 5.9 | Jul , 2019
After the Stonewall riots and at the height of the gay liberation movement in America, an entire generation were busy celebrating their newfound emancipation, unaware of an impending epidemic. A disease that seemed determined to wipe out an entire generation of gay men, was largely ignored by politicians and the mainstream media. Gaetan Dugas was a French-Canadian flight attendant, who offered to help early scientific research into the origins of AIDS. An unfortunate series of events followed and he would be vilified as Patient Zero, the man who gave us AIDS.Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2020
Director Jeanie Finlay charts a transgender man's path to parenthood after he decides to carry his child himself. The pregnancy prompts an unexpected and profound reckoning with conventions of masculinity, self-definition and biology.Drag Kids
IMDB 4.9 | Jul , 2019
Four precocious preteens perfect their lip-synching and runway walks in anticipation of the biggest drag performance of their lives at Montreal Pride, in this fierce and joyous celebration of acceptance and self-discovery.Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
IMDB 7 | Nov , 2013
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, one veteran dies by suicide in America every 80 minutes. While only 1% of Americans has served in the military, former service members account for 20% of all suicides in the U.S. Based in Canandaigua, NY and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Veterans Crisis Line receives more than 22,000 calls each month from veterans of all conflicts who are struggling or contemplating suicide. This timely documentary spotlights the traumas endured by America’s veterans, as seen through the work of the hotline’s trained responders. CRISIS HOTLINE captures extremely private moments, where the professionals, many of whom are themselves veterans or veterans’ spouses, can often interrupt the thoughts and plans of suicidal callers to steer them out of crisis.A Portrait of Ga
IMDB 6.2 | Jan , 1952
Another early experiment in portraiture from Tait. In filming her mother she asks the wider question of how much the camera can reveal of the person.Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
IMDB 6.9 | Apr , 1938
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 1938
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.USS Indianapolis: The Legacy
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2015
The Legacy Project tells the fate of the World War II heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis using exclusively first-person accounts. The last crew and their families share gripping stories of kamikaze attacks, invasions, a secret mission, and ultimately a devastating torpedo attack that killed three fourths of the crew. The survivors recall the 5 days they spent floating alone in the Pacific Ocean, their miraculous rescue, and how they fought together to clear their captain's name. Start to finish, this feature-length film flows from survivor to survivor as they finish each other's sentences. Set to a completely original score, the incredible story unfolds while rare WWII footage, a collection of previously unpublished photographs, open-ocean reenactments, and new footage from one of the last WWII era heavy cruisers in existence.The Many Lives of Edouard Louis
IMDB 7 | Nov , 2023
The metamorphosis of a young boy from a sub-proletarian background in Picardy into a star of French cultural life. Édouard Louis, who in a few years has become the spokesman writer of a generation, encourages each of us to make permanent transformation a new way of life.Stream of Love
IMDB 5.2 | Nov , 2013
Love and desire fill the minds of villagers in a Hungarian speaking village in Transylvania, Romania, even in their old age. Time has stood still here, and although most of the village’s inhabitants are elderly, they are refreshingly young at heart.Divine Divas
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2016
Eight iconic performers of the first generation of Brazilian transvestite artists go on stage to celebrate their 50th career jubilee. The film depicts the human, personal dimension behind these icons, deconstructing gender stereotypes.The Cambridge Squatter
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2017
The Cambridge Squatter tells the story of refugees, recently arrived in Brazil who, together with a group of low-income workers, occupy an old abandoned building in downtown São Paulo. Daily dramas, comical situations and different views on the world commingle with the threat of impending eviction.Intolerância.doc
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2016
The film gets into the underworld of crimes involving homophobia, soccer organized fans, and gangs in Sao Paulo city. It shows the team’s work routine of DECRADI, the only unit specialized in this field, as they search for people who have made hate speech into cruel murders.Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
IMDB 6 | Aug , 2001
Kawase tries to come to terms with her late father, whom she never knew when growing up, and contemplates getting a tattoo like his.Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 1989
HBO stand up comedy presents Whoopi Goldberg and Billy ConnollyMcQueen and I
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 2011
Profile of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.After Winter Comes Spring
IMDB 7.6 | Feb , 1989
A locomotive journey traversing the North to the South of the German Democratic Republic on the eve of its dissolution. Labourers, punks, mothers, intellectuals, young and old are implored to reflect on their life choices, the sacrifices they've made, and their place in the world. Despite everything, hope persists.