This celebration of gender non-conforming heroes includes an uplifting children’s film, a star-studded drama, a quirky comedy, and a powerful batch of cinematic rarities.
An amazing mid-1990s snapshot of AFAB (assigned female at birth) gender identity in Japan. Tatsu, Gaish, and Kazuki pass as men and work as hosts at Tokyo’s New Marilyn Club, a nightspot where straight women spend time with the charming onabe (an expansive term that can encompass both butch lesbians and trans men). Tatsu is a trans man who lives with his girlfriend, Tomoe. Gaish is a tough-talking “in-between” heartbreaker with a string of girlfriends. And Kazuki lives with Kumi, a trans woman nightclub dancer. The suave trio speak frankly to the camera about sex, queerness, trans identity, and masculinity.
UPCOMING Screenings
RUNNING TIME
53min
VENUE
FORMAT
digital
LANGUAGE
In Japanese with English Subtitles
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission: $16
Members: $8
Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by
the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for
BAM Film provided by
the Ford Foundation and
The Thompson Family Foundation
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