Aomori International LGBT Film Festival

The Aomori International LGBT Film Festival (Japanese: 青森インターナショナルLGBTフィルムフェスティバル) has been held annually in Aomori Prefecture since July 2006 and focuses on diverse representations of gender. It is held at the five-story Auga in the city of Aomori.

Films shown

2006 (1st year), from July 29

Tying the Knot (US, 2004)
chocolate (Japan, 2000)
Himawari (Japan, 2004)
Hete kuchigusuri (Japan, 2005)
Straight Out: Stories from Iceland (Iceland, 2003)

2007 (2nd year), from July 21

Until the Moon Waxes (Japan, 2007)
Hands (Japan, 2005)

2008 (3rd year) from July 27

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World (US, 2005)
The Times of Harvey Milk (US, 1984)

2009 (4th year) from July 25

Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig (US, 2006)
Eternal Summer (Taiwan, 2006)
When I Become Silent (Japan, 2007)

2010 (5th year) from July 3

Mariko Rose, the Spook (Japan, 2009)
Paragraph 175 (US, 2000)
Love of Siam (Thailand, 2007)

2011 (6th year) from July 3

Shimijimi aruiteru (Japan, 2010)
Spring Fever (China/France, 2009)

2012 (7th year)

Pyuupiru 20011-2008 (Japan, 2009)
Boku no koi, Kare no himitsu (Japan, 2004)
Coming Out Story

2013 (8th year) from July 20

Cloudburst (US/Canada, 2011)
Loose Cannons (Italy, 2010)
Yuriko, Dasvidaniya (Japan, 2011)

2014 (9th year) from July 13

Call Me Kuchu (US, 2012)^[1]
Tsuyako (US, 2011)
Esora (Japan, 2013)
Boku no Naka no Otoko no Musume (Japan, 2012)

References

^ Maruko, Mami (2015-01-23). "Activist says Uganda documentary may aid LGBT cause". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

External links

Official website

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender topics in Japan

Main article: Sexual minorities in Japan

Law

LGBT rights
- Akita
- Ibaraki
- Tokyo
LGBT Understanding Promotion Act
Recognition of same-sex unions
- Partnership oath
Blue boy trial

History

Homosexuality in Japan
Kagema
Torikaebaya Monogatari
Wakashū

Culture

General	Oyamakui no Kami LGBT culture Tokyo
Media	Badi Barazoku Dōkō Gay Japan News G-men Otoko-machi Map Samson
Events	Aomori International LGBT Film Festival Asian Queer Film Festival Rainbow March Rainbow Reel Tokyo
Gay villages	Tokyo – Shinjuku Ni-chōme Nana-chome & Higashi-Ueno (Ueno) Taito Ward (Asakusa) Minato Ward (Shinbashi) Toshima Ward (Ikebukuro) Hokkaido – Susukino Kanagawa – Nogecho (Yokohama) Aichi – Sakae, Nagoya Osaka – Doyama Namba Shinsekai Hiroshima – Nagarekawa (Hiroshima City) Fukuoka – Haruyoshi (Fukuoka City) Okinawa – Sakurazaka (Naha City)