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Killing Me Tenderly
Release year: 1997
Country: Hong Kong
Up-and-coming singing sensation
Cindy Chu has been the recipient of several threatening letters,
but doesn't know it, thanks to the efforts of her caring entourage.
Village chief policemen, lands his
first urban assignment, to protect
her. He reluctantly goes undercover as a new gay assistant,
to fit into Cindy's all-gay male entourage. Initial animosity
between the two eventually develops into friendship, and soon
romance, despite Cindy having to deal with the rigors of the
Hong Kong entertainment world, complete with a hostile rival
singer and a psychotic fan.
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Kizuna
Release year: 1997
Country: Japan
Kizuna, parts I
& II, are a visually satisfying and entertaining pair
of 1/2 hour videos based on the Japanese manga (graphic novel)
of the same name, created by Kazuma Kodaka. The story involves
the romance between a male couple, Kei Enjouji and Ranmaru
Samejima, once a junior champion in the world of kendo (an
oriental form of fencing). Ranmaru's future is crushed when
he is struck by a hit and run driver, rather than the intended
target - his lover. Other problems arise with the arrival
of another mysterious young man who is obssessed with Ranmaru,
Kai Sagano.
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hope you have found the Long Yang - Denver's
Queer
Asian Cinema
informative.
If you know of a film with a gay Asian character that is still
available to rent or buy, please drop us an e-mail and tell us
about it so we can add it to our list!
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