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I Like You Very Much
Release year: 1994
Country: Japan
A gay Japanese couple examines
their monogamous relationship after one of them initiates a
liasion with a young hunk in a train station. Representative
of Japan's "pink films," art-house, gay-themed fare with explicit
sexuality and high production values.
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I'm Not What You Want
Release year: 2002
Country: Hong Kong
This narrative
video film critically examines several generally accepted
social values in the heterosexually dominated world, especially
in Hong Kong. Kit Hung wants to show how commonplace homosexuality
can be and how people are unconsciously influenced by their
surroundings. The video makes no distinction between 'straight'
and 'gay' love, only different kinds of love between people.
The video is full of songs, positive images and love, and
that's what homosexuality is about, according to the maker.
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I'm Your Birthday Cake
Release year: 1995
Country: Hong Kong
The story is about
Mountain Lam(Kong Wa) who's impotent and his brother's (Ekin
Cheng as 'Water Lam') quest to make him happy again. A girl,
Cher (Chingmy Yau), down on her luck and just out of a bad
relationship, agrees to be Mountain's "date" for
one night in exchange for $30 million HK. To overcome Mountain
Lam's phycological handicap, Cher poses as his birthday present.
Also stars Amanda Lee Wai-Man as Sorry and Michael Wong as
a gay guy Honey, who provides the ncessary training in order
for Cher to be a most seductive "man-trap." Chingmy
looks incredible during the dance parts of the movie. A pretty
funny film.
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Iron Ladies
Release year: 1999
Country: Thailand
"Iron" is a straightforward underdogs-against-the-world
affair. Fed up with constantly being rejected for volleyball
teams because they are gay, Mon and Jung talk themselves onto
the Lampang men's volleyball squad. The rest of the team walk
out in protest, so the tough-talking coach allows the duo to
recruit transvestites and a transsexual to make up the team.
Although the story is little more than a peg for the jokes that
make up the bulk of the script, "Iron" addresses themes of winning
over prejudice and being true to yourself. The team never disguises
its cross-dressing sexuality on the court, playing in full makeup.
Not only does the team win the competition on its own terms,
the players strike a blow for gay pride by gaining public support
in the process. The characterization veers toward the
stereotypical, but this doesn't hurt what's essentially a gay
farce.
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Queer
Asian Cinema
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If you know of a film with a gay Asian character that is still
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about it so we can add it to our list!
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