Gay Films with Asian Characters

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Magid / Zafar

2025 Drama

Tensions arise amidst the heat of a busy British Pakistani takeaway.

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Enemy, I Love You!

2021 Comedy, Romance

Two boys suddenly discovered the "super huge" horn on their heads, determined to cooperate to become the owner of the game, a twist that made everyone fall back.

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Spaceless

2024 Drama

Kan and Tul, two aspiring actors, cross paths at an audition. From that moment, their lives take a new turn as they grapple with their growing feelings for each other.

Twilight’s Kiss

2019 Drama

Explores the awakening of love between two elderly closeted gay men, challenging societal norms and embracing their desires later in life.

Lavender Men

2024 Comedy, Drama

While working on a play about Abraham Lincoln, the show's lonely stage manager daydreams an elaborate fantasia about the 16th President's gay love affair.

Monsoon

2019 Drama, Romance

Kit revisits Saigon after three decades, reconnecting with his Vietnamese roots and confronting his past.

Green Book

2018 Comedy, Drama, Musical

A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.

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Ramen Boys

2025 Comedy, Romance

Kevin, a hopeful romantic, finally takes a chance to connect with James, the lifeguard he's admired from afar, leading to an extremely expected first kiss and a summer of love and laughter.

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Brief Somebodies

2025 Drama

While rehearsing a sexual assault scene, a pair of actors form a connection they'll be forced to reconfigure once filming begins.

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Contestant #4

2016 Drama

A teenager frequently visits an old man who lives alone, keeping him always in good company. One night, he chances upon the old man watching a dated clip of himself as a cross-dressing boy. This sparks within the teen an interest to find out more about the old man's past. What he ultimately discovers aids both him and the old man towards a richer understanding of how the weight of life and identity should be carried.

Cactus Pears

2025 Drama

Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried.

Love Stage!

2020 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two male actors struggle to reconcile their personal and professional dynamics as their mutual attraction complicates their collaboration.

The Boy Foretold by the Stars

2020 Romance

Two high school boys find each other with the help of a fortune-teller at a school retreat, navigating love and destiny amidst teenage friendships and revelations.

Present Still Perfect

2020 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Four years later, Toey and Oat reunite on Koh Kood, reigniting unresolved feelings and challenging their forbidden love amidst new encounters with Jane and Kenta.

Saezuru Tori Wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather

2020 Animation, Drama, Romance

Yashiro is the president of the Shinseikai Enterprise. He leads a double life as a deviant and a masochist. Doumeki Chikara comes to work as a bodyguard for Yashiro. They begin an affair of two men with songs in their hearts.

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The Wedding Banquet

2025 Comedy, Romance

A gay man makes a deal with his lesbian friend: a green-card marriage for him, in exchange for in vitro fertilization treatments for her. Plans evolve as Min's grandmother surprises them with a Korean wedding banquet.

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Little Taiko Boy

2010 Musical

Set in Tokyo, this film blends traditional Japanese taiko drumming with queer themes, featuring encounters in urban settings under the guidance of a drag Amaterasu Omikami.

Gameboys: The Movie

2021 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Cairo and Gavreel's relationship is tested by distance and circumstance in a gamer-turned-lover story amid a pandemic.

Moneyboys

2021 Drama

Fei, who supports his family through illegal means, faces rejection for his lifestyle. Encounters with Long and Xiaolai force him to confront past love and guilt.

Apostles

2022 Drama

A scholar gathers young men to explore death, blending philosophical debates with physical and emotional challenges.

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Yellow Fever

1998 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Monty, a gay Chinese man in London, only dates white men until his East Asian neighbor invites him to dinner, prompting Monty to confront his preferences.

Egoist

2022 Drama, Romance

Kôsuke, having lost his mother at 14, grew up suppressing his gay identity in a rural village. Now a fashion magazine editor in Tokyo, he meets Ryûta, a personal trainer raised by his single mother. Their bond grows as they spend time with Ryûta's mother, evoking memories of Kôsuke's own late mother. However, their plans...

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The Last Full Show

2005 Romance

A high school student discovers the essence of love at an underground Manila movie theater.

Sisid

2022 Romance

Marine biologist Jason and his wife Abby travel to Pola, Mindoro, where Jason is assigned to oversee the rehabilitation and preservation of a fish sanctuary. It's there that he meets Dennis, his diving assistant, and the two immediately form a strong connection.

Two and One

2022 Drama

A gay couple, struggling with intimacy compatibility, decides to seek a third partner. However, their relationship crumbles when betrayal and jealousy come into play.

Monster

2023 Drama, Thriller

As her young son Minato begins behaving strangely, his mother senses something amiss. Upon discovering a teacher's involvement, she confronts the school, demanding answers.

Graupel Poetry

2011 Drama, Thriller

Inseparable brothers Leung and Ming move to the city to chase their dreams of becoming actors. Their bond deepens into an intimacy that crosses taboo boundaries, leaving Leung trapped in his brother’s shadow. As he struggles to step back from their entanglement, he finds himself unable to escape a reality that has already begun to collapse.