Longinotto, Kim

1995

Visit the New Marilyn Club in Tokyo — where the “hosts” are women cross-dressing as men, and the “clients” are women — and take an extraordinary look at gender and sexuality in Japan. Shinjuku Boys introduces Tatsu, Gaish, and Kazuki, three annabe who work as hosts at the New Marilyn Club. Annabe are women who live as men and have girlfriends, although they do not usually identify as lesbians. Tatsu lives with his girlfriend, Tomoe. Gaish is the tough-talking heartbreaker type who has a string of girlfriends. Kazuki lives with Kumi, a male transsexual and semi-famous nightclub dancer in Tokyo. Tatsu, Gaish, and Kazuki talk frankly to the camera, revealing their own extraordinary stories as well as their views about women, sex, transvestism, and lesbianism. The clientele of the New Marilyn Club is almost exclusively heterosexual women who have become disappointed with born men.Shinjuku Boys alternates fascinating interviews with fabulous sequences shot inside the Club, where the suave annabe down Buds in their snappy suits and turn on the charm for their glamorous clients. From the makers of Dream Girls, Shinjuku Boys is a remarkable documentary about the complexity of female sexuality in Japan today.

Longinotto, Kim

1995

Visit the New Marilyn Club in Tokyo — where the “hosts” are women cross-dressing as men, and the “clients” are women — and take an extraordinary look at gender and sexuality in Japan. Shinjuku Boys introduces Tatsu, Gaish, and Kazuki, three annabe who work as hosts at the New Marilyn Club. Annabe are women who live as men and have girlfriends, although they do not usually identify as lesbians. Tatsu lives with his girlfriend, Tomoe. Gaish is the tough-talking heartbreaker type who has a string of girlfriends. Kazuki lives with Kumi, a male transsexual and semi-famous nightclub dancer in Tokyo. Tatsu, Gaish, and Kazuki talk frankly to the camera, revealing their own extraordinary stories as well as their views about women, sex, transvestism, and lesbianism. The clientele of the New Marilyn Club is almost exclusively heterosexual women who have become disappointed with born men.Shinjuku Boys alternates fascinating interviews with fabulous sequences shot inside the Club, where the suave annabe down Buds in their snappy suits and turn on the charm for their glamorous clients. From the makers of Dream Girls, Shinjuku Boys is a remarkable documentary about the complexity of female sexuality in Japan today.

Arbogast, Eve
Glazier, Alison

1995

Experience the thrill of women's ice hockey.

Symons, Johnny

1995

Pays tribute to Louie's 1932 Castro Barbershop.

Barbato, Randy

1995

McBride, Steve

1995

The tale of an unscrupulous reporter’s attempt to out two famous gay boys.

Cowan, Jeff

1995

A commercial spoof for the hormonally challenged!

Deocampo, Nick

1995

Nick Deocampo's Sex Warriors and the Samurai is the story of a Filipino transgender sex worker who, with the recent crack down by the government and the closure of U.S. bases, is forced to travel to Japan for work to support his eighteen member family.

Bergen, Brian
Milici, Jennifer

1995

Topically arranged excerpts from candid discussions with male prostitutes in New York City.

Nguyen, Tan

1995

In 7 Steps to Sticky Heaven you'll hear the voice of the director as he interviews Asian men about being "sticky" (Asian men who date other Asian men). Nguyen adds spice to his recipe with interesting time sequencing alterations, subtitles, and homemade porn.