Japanese gay film

24 Favorite Japanese Actors In BL/Gay Roles Thru 2 Decades (Circa 2000-2022) Part 1/3 [Hitlist]

The blur between BL and gay roles is not as distinct as it was decades ago. Because of the demand from today's BL audience, there have been lots of lists featuring (mostly) actors doing BL. But to appreciate the sort…

RedAugust 12, 2022

Movies

His (Japanese LGBTQ+ Movie) [Review]

I hate the word homophobia. It's not a phobia. You're not scared. You're an asshole - (things we wish were spoken by) Morgan Freeman (Editor's Note: This movie is streaming on Amazon Prime in some countries, and on Dekkoo in…

krishnanaidu88January 19, 2021

Japanese Series Impressions

Pornographer ポルノグラファ (The Novelist) [Review]

"Sex is the consolation you have when you can't have Love" -Gabriel García Márquez These lines pretty much spell out the entire conundrum of this drama. What happens when you lose trust in your relationship and grow jilted? Life becomes…

krishnanaidu88October 15, 2020

Movies

UPDATED: Sei no Gekiyaku – 性の劇薬 (2020) [Review]

Now appearing on GagaOOlala! That survival instinct. That will to live. That need to get back to life again is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness, manners, civility. Anything. It's such a powerful force - Danny Boyle…

krishnanaidu88September 1, 2020

Movie Reviews

Sei no Gekiyaku – 性の劇薬 (2020) [Review]

That survival instinct. That will to live. That need to get back to life again is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness, manners, civility. Anything. It's such a powerful force - Danny Boyle Human tendency to feel…

TheFNGeeSeptember 1, 2020

Japanese Casting News

New Japanese BL 新しい日本人の男の子の愛 on the Horizon

The Pandemic might have dampened the soul, but the Japanese BL industry is going strong churning up a slew of new movies focused on portraying the various embodiments of LGBTQ+ relationships. With the release of niche films like "His" and…

krishnanaidu88August 28, 2020

Features News

LGBT Movie “Athlete” Brings Gay Sex to Mainstream Cinema in Japan

GagaOOLala releases one of the few Japanese films trying to push for gay rights, while also giving us some eye candy Athlete (Takamasa Oe, 2019) explicitly tackles gay issues such as coming out and sexual desire, something rare in the…

TheFNGeeJune 5, 2020

Japanese Casting News

River’s Edge – リバーズ・エッジ (2018)

This movie has a gay guy as the main character and is played by one of Japan's rising stars, Ryo Yoshizawa. https://youtu.be/70XG5BKo1yc

krishnanaidu88March 6, 2020

Japanese Casting News Videos

Close Knit – 彼らが本気で編むときは、(2017)

https://youtu.be/8gPJB4g5gzQ 11-year-old Tomo (Rinka Kakihara) lives with mother Hiromi (Mimura), but Hiromi decides to give up on her and leaves their home.

krishnanaidu88March 6, 2020