Gay Films with Asian Characters

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Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: Don’t Stay Gold

2021 Animation, Romance

Medical doctor Kage meets a rebellious Kuga through mafia boss Yashiro. Kage sees some scars on Kuga's body, and becomes attracted to him.

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The Man of My Dreams

2021 Drama, Romance

Two charismatic male lovers embark on a romantic journey through the streets of NYC, immersed in a dreamlike love affair.

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Military Dog

2019 Drama

A young military officer meets the master of human dogs. One late night in the military camp, he can hardly resist.

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Bro

2021 Drama

Mehrad is a 20-year-old queer from the upper-middle-class Tehran. Despite the social practices of his class, he decides to deal cocaine in his underground party community and today, he’s going to buy 200 grams of cocaine for the first time.

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Krisis

2008 Comedy

Identical twin brothers Peter & Paul are in the middle of their identity crisis while sharing the same love & admirations. Will they accept the truth about themselves or escape from it?

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The Spring in My Life

2015 Drama, Romance

Caught between living authentically and protecting the people he loves, a man wrestles with his sexual identity while trying to preserve the happiness of his family.

Extremely Unique Dynamic

2024 Comedy, Drama

During their final weekend together, two best friends test the limits of their friendship while making a triple-meta film.

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One Last Order

2019 Romance

Jongin goes to the same cafe to study every day. Anonymous letters seem to appear regularly on his tray. Today he finally decides to investigate this secret admirer.

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Hidden

2021 Drama

Xiao-Wei tries to hide his gay identity. He can only experience his gay lifestyle from gay dating apps.

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Ouroboros

2020 Drama

Tells the story of a feminine gay man who wants to end his infinite loneliness by using a dating app, but not a single user expressed their interest in him.

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Last Twilight in Phuket

2021 Drama, Romance

On Oh-aew's last day in Phuket, The will take him around to travel to various places that hold the memories where they grew up

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Illusion

2024 Animation, Fantasy, Romance

A wizard boy and another boy fall in love. For a time, they seem happy together. But the wizard's secret threatens to tear them apart.

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Dream Boy

2021 Drama, Romance

A man is confronted with a visitor who bears a striking resemblance to his deceased ex-boyfriend.

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Discreet Only

2023 Drama

After a short time of talking through the app, Lev invites Jao to a meetup for them to finally see each other.

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Abundance of Questions

2023 Comedy

Abundance of love can take different forms or shapes in different cultures.

The Man in the Lighthouse

2007 Drama, Romance

Mateo, a lighthouse caretaker in a small town, reevaluates his life and relationships after an encounter with Jerome, who inadvertently disrupts Mateo's routine and introduces him to new perspectives.

Blue

1993 Drama

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman’s experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

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Fufu

2022 Romance

Two husbands, Tatsuki and Yudai have been for many years. It is getting closer to the day that Yudai will say goodbye. Now, their memories are flashing.

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The Leaf

2021 Documentary

Director Will Zang chronicles his experience as both a filmmaker and a gay, Chinese immigrant during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Havana

2019 Drama

In Cuba in the 1970s, immigration officer Antonio sells exit visas illegally at exorbitant prices, but that's not his only secret. He's also hiding his homosexuality.

Water Boyy

2015 Romance

A group of male swimmer, focusing on two of them, with their daily life. The first meeting wasn’t so bad. But next thing he know, his hands was tied and his mouth choked with a cloth only to find his mates circling around him and telling him rumours about his roommate.

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Nicki

2020 Drama

A trans woman is on her way to a job interview in Tehran when something traumatizing happens.

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

2010 Documentary

Looks back at the 50-year career of Akihiro Miwa, a celebrated Japanese entertainer who captured attention playing the glamorous female lead of the 1968 cult classic 'Black Lizard.' Performing as a female while living off-stage as a man, Miwa has used glitter, wit, evening gowns and enchanting storytelling as a vessel for gay activism and more.

Love is Love

2024 Romance

Follows the relationship that develops between Aryan and Ashley, two childhood friends who found their way into one another’s open arms. When their partnership is cut short by an unexpected tragedy, an otherworldly intervention is required to bring perspective and closure to their complicated love affair.

Lovebirds

2008 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Mario invites his online pen pal all the way from Spain to his home in the Philippines to meet his family. Alexis turns out to be a man, completely changing the family dynamic.

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Wordless

2018 Drama

Nan struggles to connect in America because of what he left in China.

Pine Cone

2023 Romance

Filmmaker Sid Mehra falls in love for the first time and over two decades becoming cynical about love and the changing landscape of queer rights in India in the year 1999.