Shinjuku Boys

July. 01,1995      
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Tatsu as  Self

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Reviews

Diagonaldi
1995/07/01

Very well executed

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Blucher
1995/07/02

One of the worst movies I've ever seen

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Gutsycurene
1995/07/03

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

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Nicolas
1995/07/04

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

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