Blue Boy Trial
20251h 46m7.0
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Japan
About
1960s Japan—economic boom, Olympic pride, and a crackdown on “public morals.” An anti-prostitution law targets women but spares male sex workers, the so-called “blue boys.” When police arrest the doctor performing their sex reassignment surgeries, the sensational “Blue Boy Trial” begins. Three transgender women take the stand, igniting a national debate on identity, medicine, and happiness—long before the language of LGBT existed. Though the court ruled surgery legal, the verdict cast a shadow: no such operations would occur in Japan for 29 years. Half a century later, this buried history still reverberates in the lives of sexual minorities.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Japan.
Details
- Director
- Kashou Iizuka
- Writing
- Yuiko Kato, Kashou Iizuka, Tsuneo Miura
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Nov 14, 2025
- Studio
- KDDI, Office Shirous
Cast
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