Documentary QUEER JAPAN Shines a Brilliant Light on Life Outside Mainstream Culture

Host Steve Rodriguez chats with filmmaker Graham Kolbeins about his new documentary QUEER JAPAN which makes its North American debut this Sunday, July 21 at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres at 1:30 pm. QUEER JAPAN explores incredible depths of progressive queer culture that in many ways exceeds other parts of the world often within constricting boundaries of the exterior culture of Japan. Visit: QueerJapanMovie.com

Standouts like Gengorah Tagame and his manga art are featured showing his impact on erotic art, Department H which stands for Hentai or perverse is also a fascinating look into a fetish club that goes beyond gender labelled as ‘an amusement park for sensible adults’ as well as the band who go by HIV Band who sing songs about STI’s are just a small sample of this refreshing and enlightening new documentary that will entice, stimulate and shine a lot on the complex world of queer Japan.