Queer Japan

United States/Japan | 2019 | Graham Kolbeins

Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the gender/sexuality spectrum defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic look at LGBTQ culture in contemporary Japan. Meet a legendary erotic manga artist and Japan’s first openly transgender elected official! Crash underground hentai parties and phantasmagoric drag shows! In short, experience a dazzling rainbow of exhilarating, uncompromised cultural expression rarely seen in the West. Adults only! Cleveland premiere. Subtitles. 99 min.

Queer Japan, a Cinematheque streaming exclusive, can be viewed online from 12/11 thru 1/14 via the link below. Doing so supports the Cinematheque. Screening fee is $8 and you have 48 hours to watch it. 

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