8.2 /10 1 Votes
93% Rotten Tomatoes Starring GaishKazukiTatsu Edited by John Mister Music director Nigel Hawks | 7.2/10 IMDb Produced by Kim Longinotto Music by Nigel Hawks Distributed by Second Run DVD Producer Kim Longinotto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Jano Williams, Kim Longinotto Initial release 7 June 1996 (New York City) Directors Kim Longinotto, Jano Williams Cast Gaish, Abe, Kazuki, Kumi, Tatsu Similar Movies about Japan, Documentaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shinjuku Boys is a 1995 film by Kim Longinotto and Jano Williams. It explores the lives of three transgender men who work at the New Marilyn Club in Tokyo, Japan.
Reception
In 1995, Shinjuku Boys won Outstanding Documentary at the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, a Silver Hugo Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival and Gold Prize at Houston Film Festival. The film received positive reviews following its 2010 release by Second Run DVD. In a review at DVDTalk, Chris Neilson praised the films directors, commenting that "Through low-key cinéma vérité filmmaking, Longinotto and Williams provide insight into the professional and personal lives of the trio of onnabe [sic]". Sarah Cronin of Electric Sheep Magazine also notes that "Despite the fact that it's a cruder, more dated film, it's the strength of the interviews in Shinjuku Boys that makes it an even more arresting documentary."
