Shinjuku Boys
Shinjuku Boys | |
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Directed by | , Kim Longinotto |
Produced by | Kim Longinotto |
Starring | Gaish Kazuki Tatsu |
Cinematography | Kim Longinotto |
Edited by | John Mister |
Music by | Nigel Hawks |
Distributed by | Second Run DVD |
Release date |
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Running time | 53 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | English, Japanese, subtitled |
Shinjuku Boys is a 1995 film by Kim Longinotto and . It explores the lives of three transgender men who work at the New Marilyn Club in Tokyo, Japan.
Reception[]
In 1995, Shinjuku Boys won Outstanding Documentary at the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival,[1] a Silver Hugo Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival[2] and Gold Prize at Houston Film Festival.[3] The film received positive reviews following its 2010 release by Second Run DVD. In a review at DVDTalk, Chris Neilson praised the films directors, commenting that "Through low-key cinéma vérité filmmaking, Longinotto and Williams provide insight into the professional and personal lives of the trio of onnabe [sic]".[4] Sarah Cronin of Electric Sheep Magazine also notes that "Despite the fact that it's a cruder, more dated film, it's the strength of the interviews in Shinjuku Boys that makes it an even more arresting documentary."[5]
See also[]
- Shinjuku Ni-chōme, an LGBT bar district in Tokyo
References[]
- ^ "Kim Longinotto". Women Make Movies. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Shinjuku Boys". Second Run DVD. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "1996 Winners". WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Neilson, Chris (31 March 2010). "Gaea Girls / Shinjuku Boys". DVDTalk. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Cronin, Sarah (1 February 2010). "Gaea Girls + Shinjuku Boys". Electric Sheep Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
External links[]
- 1995 films
- Transgender-related documentary films
- LGBT culture in Tokyo
- 1995 LGBT-related films
- Films directed by Kim Longinotto
- 1995 documentary films
- Transgender in Asia
- British documentary films
- British films
- Documentary films about Japan
- Films shot in Tokyo
- Trans men's culture
- Films about trans men
- Japan in non-Japanese culture