Shinjuku Boys

This documentary is set in the New Marilyn night club in Tokyo, Japan - where the hosts are transgender men. They can only make their living as hosts in a nightclub with other wannabes 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. All three boys deal with this in different ways. These three hosts, the Shinjuku Boys, take us into their lives.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
53 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
53 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Dec 7, 1995
Season
1995
Average Score
69%
Mean Score
69%
Ratings
17
Popularity
17
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Vixen Films
Genres
Documentary
Country
GB

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Description

This documentary is set in the New Marilyn night club in Tokyo, Japan - where the hosts are transgender men. They can only make their living as hosts in a nightclub with other wannabes 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. All three boys deal with this in different ways. These three hosts, the Shinjuku Boys, take us into their lives.

Immersion

Japanese

Characters

Staff

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