Movies and TvShows featuring "gay-japanese" theme.
Antique Bakery is a manga by Fumi Yoshinaga depicting the lives of four men who work in a small bakery. It was published in Japan by Shinshokan and in English by Digital Manga Publishing. The series won the 2002 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga. The manga was adapted as a Japanese TV drama, with the title Antique or Antique Cake Store, that was broadcast on Fuji TV in 2001, an anime TV series, airing on July 3, 2008 on noitaminA, and a Korean live-action movie.
Over the course of a month, a group of men live under one roof and run a coffee truck together to connect and hopefully meet their one true boyfriend.
A love story about Keito, a mysterious, beautiful young man living on the fringes of society, and Chihiro, a man who lost everything after being rejected by his family.
Fuyu no Semi is a Japanese anime OVA loosely based on the manga series, Embracing Love, which also aired on the Logo cable channel in the US. The story, set in historical Japan, follows two samurai from opposing political groups, one protectionist and the other globalist, who fall in love with each other.
Rage (2016) is a gripping drama mystery thriller that follows the story of a murder suspect who becomes a fugitive after being framed for a brutal crime. Set in Tokyo, Okinawa, and a deserted island, the protagonist must navigate through a web of deception and suspicion to uncover the truth and clear their name. As the plot unfolds, themes of trust, mistaken identity, and revenge take center stage, creating a tense and suspenseful atmosphere. With its exploration of dark secrets and complex characters, Rage (2016) keeps viewers on the edge of their seat throughout.
After losing his mother at the age of 14, Kōsuke spent his depressed adolescence hiding his gay identity in a rural town. Now working as a fashion magazine editor, he spends his free time with his close friends. One day, he meets Ryūta, a personal trainer who works in part to support his aging mother.
Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.
When a young business man tried to open up his relationship to his girlfriend, the other man told him they had broken up and said they were 2 people. Shocked, one day at his workplace he ran into a young man who had been shown a picture of his ex-girlfriend as a new man, and his frustration grew. The next night he met the young man again at a gay bar and confronted him about the robbery, but he had no idea and realized it was his ex-girlfriend's lie. The distance between the two has narrowed, but there is a certain situation with him...
Near the end of the 20th century on Tokyo's Chuo train line, just before Hong Kong's return to Chinese control, masses of people go on a rampage, and love runs wild.
A magazine reporter is told to investigate the murder of a young man with ties to the gay S&M scene.
Hush! is a heartwarming comedy-drama set in Japan, where a young woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery and explores her identity. Through a series of comedic and emotional encounters, she navigates the complexities of relationships, discovers the meaning of love, and finds acceptance in herself and society. With themes of family, sexuality, and personal growth, Hush! is a touching and relatable story that showcases the power of acceptance.
The third year of Keio. Picked up by Takamori Saigo, Hanjiro pledges his loyalty to him and joins an assassination group led by Kidaro. One day, Hanjiro was taken aback by a man he met on the street, and since then, the man's presence has never left his mind.
74-year-old Yamazaki, having been handsome as a young gay man, grows narcissistic of his beauty and is unable to bear his own aging. One night, Yamazaki meets a young and beautiful man named Leo. Having loved only himself during his long tumultuous life, Yamazaki falls in love with another person. Through this love, he finally begins to forge the relationships he failed to carve during his youth with his friends and family.
Kiyomi Ito, an actress who has appeared in and been involved with many gay movies, Keiko Sorbonne, a manga artist who is charismatic and popular in the subculture world and has published many books about gay stories, and Kyoko Godai, a successful screenwriter who has written many screenplays for gay movies, have taken up the megaphone for this unique omnibus gay movie! The film features a wide variety of characters, including beautiful boys, fat men, and old men, as only an omnibus can!
A straight young woman living in Tokyo becomes involved in the lives of a gay man and his married lover.
Japanese student You throws his relationship with boyfriend Shin into jeopardy when he begins an affair with an attractive man he meets at a train station. You attempts to come clean with his secret, but ending the affair proves too difficult. As a complicated and dangerous love triangle develops between these three men, each one begins to closely examine his identity, sexuality and intentions.
Takachi, a young porno star from a small town in Japan is found dead. His death provides the opportunity to show us his true emotions, and how his two best friends in Tokyo remember him. These two travel back to Takachi's town, Kochi, which Takachi himself had visited just prior to dying. In Kochi, all boys seem to be angels.
An orphaned arsonist is interrogated by a detective, revealing his story of sexual abuse and trauma.
One evening a shy suburban Tokyo high school student, Odeko, meets a tearful Kuma dressed in drag in a park. As their earnest friendship develops, Kuma's struggle to live confidently with himself changes Odeko's timidity as well.
The lives of an American expat and a half Japanese construction worker living in rural Japan are forever changed over the course of three days as they engage in an unexpected romance.