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Films
3 Films
Country
“Japan”
x
Directors
“Williams, Jano”
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Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
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Region
Central Asia and Far East
3
Country
Japan
3
x
Keywords
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Gender Role and Identity
3
Love
1
Popular Culture
1
Public Figure
1
Sex / Sexuality
1
Sport
1
Directors
Longinotto, Kim
3
Williams, Jano
3
x
Series
not set
3
Country of production
United Kingdom
3
Year of production
1993
1
1997
1
2000
1
Colour / Black and white
Film list
Dream Girls
1993
50
‘
Directed by
Kim Longinotto
Jano Williams
.
This award-winning film opens a door into the amazing world of the Takarazuka Revue, the all-female theatre troupe in Japan. Thousands of young women aspire to perform in the Revue’s glitzy musical
Central Asia and Far East
Public Figure
Popular Culture
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Gender Role and Identity
Gaea Girls
2000
106
‘
Directed by
Kim Longinotto
Jano Williams
.
A film about courage, transformation and dreams in the extraordinary world of Japanese women’s wrestling. Gaea Girls focuses on the hopes and fears of the beleaguered Gaea Japan squad, whose
Central Asia and Far East
Gender Role and Identity
Sport
Shinjuku Boys
1997
54
‘
Directed by
Kim Longinotto
Jano Williams
.
A film about love and gender. This film is set in the New Marilyn night club in Tokyo where all the hosts are women who have decided to live as men. They make their living by working in a club with
Central Asia and Far East
Gender Role and Identity
Sex / Sexuality
Love