Blue Boy Trial
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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.
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Miyu Nakagawa
Sachi
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Kou Maehara
Atsuhiko
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Ataru Nakamura
Mei
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Izumi Sexy
Āchi
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Reo Sanada
Betty
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Hirofumi Rokugawa
Yuki
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Taihei
Tsukasa
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Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Takayuki Okabe
Known for
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Takashi Yamanaka
Dr. Akagi
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THE DAYS
Last Samurai Standing
Jumpei Yasui
Tokita
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Ryo Nishikido
Kano
Known for
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Miyatani
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Tokyo Home Stay Massacre
Kashou Iizuka Director · Yuiko Kato Screenplay Tsuneo Miura Screenplay
First release November 4, 2025 · Produced in Japan · Production Office Shirous, Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
KDDI
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Office Shirous
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Amuse Creative Studio
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Japan
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Original title
ブルーボーイ事件
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 4, 2025
Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Japan · November 14, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
March 14, 2026 · Premiere · Helsinki Cine Aasia
Japan
May 14, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Netherlands
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Camera Japan Festival
Philippines
October 1, 2026 · Premiere · Japanese Film Festival
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