Queer Japan (2019)

An interesting look into the lives of LGBT+ people born or living in Japan, told by LGBT+ people.

I love that we could see so many different subcultures, including the BDSM one, which was portrayed without any judgement, I also love that a lot of this focused on trans people, because so often they're ignored/forgotten even by the community.

On the other hand, this documentary was too specific, most of the people interviewed were activists, artists and people working in LGBT+ spaces such as clubs and bars, and they obviously have more freedom of expression than other people in the community, so while learning about their work was interesting, I wanted to hear a little about the day-to-day life of the regular person, who works in an office, for example.

I also think that because they interviewed so many people, we couldn't hear as much from each individual, when an interesting topic would come up, it'd quickly change for a new one with a new person, and I wanted to scream because hey bring back the person talking about how pride is all about money and love now, and how we need to focus more on the fight for dignity and civil rights, we need to hear more from them.

But overall: an important film, with resourceful information.

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