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1997 / 54 minutes

Directed by
Kim Longinotto Jano Williams
Country of production
United Kingdom

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 other ‘onnabe’ 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.

Language and subtitles
English and Japanese with English Subtitles
Region
Central Asia and Far East
Country
Japan
Keywords
Gender Role and Identity Sex / Sexuality Love