Asian gay movies

The actors portray the roles well, embodying their gangster personas. The protagonist promises to curate his friend's first art exhibition. A bizarre fantasy twist emerges near the end, making the story harder to take seriously.

• Movie
• Drama
• Mature & interesting
• 100 minutes

Aichaku (2024)

Aichaku is a Japanese movie about a foreigner living and working abroad.

When the stranger's secret identity comes to light, the two main characters embark on a journey filled with passion, tension, and bloodshed.

Although the plot in Red Wine in the Night is borderline ridiculous, I still found this movie enjoyable, entertaining, and exhilarating to watch. There, she meets Emma and the two fall in love.

Despite the couple's affection, the circumstances that bring them together feel contrived. The plot unfolds weirdly and clumsily, often leaving me bored. His romantic encounter leads to an emotional confrontation.

It takes a while for the plot in Going My Home to kick into gear. In the movie from Asian-American director Alice Wu, introverted straight-A student Ellie (Leah Lewis) is recruited by jock Paul (Daniel Diemer) to write love letters to the object of his affection.

However, he lands himself in legal trouble. He's held back by his self-doubt.

For all the introverts out there, you may relate to the sweet, soft-spoken romance in Can I Buy Your Love from a Vending Machine? This friendly farmer shows his new acquaintance the wonders of the outdoors. One day, the lead spends his free time relaxing at the beach.

The main character was employed at a restaurant until he suddenly lost his job. Making history as Japan’s first same-sex dating programme, The Boyfriend follows a group of nine men in their twenties and thirties who are put together in a villa à la Terrace House in the hopes of making a love connection.

The show is thankfully a far cry from the trashiness of Love Island, with the boys cosily learning how to coexist as friends and potential lovers in between writing each other letters and running a coffee truck to make dinner money.

When his former cellmate is released, the protagonist is eager to reunite with him.

I appreciate how the filmmaker uses metaphors to convey thoughtful messages. Although the characters are deeply flawed, they go on nuanced journeys that unfold with sophisticated emotions.

• Long movie
• Drama
• Sad & emotional
• 105 minutes

My Pistachio (2018)

My Pistachio is a short Korean BL movie about an aspiring actor and a student director.

Yet, they fall in love at an unlikely age, maintaining a forbidden affair that their families can never know.

Suk Suk is a rare gem that stands out exquisitely in the genre of gay cinema. Despite their blissful adolescence, this relationship changes once his buddy finds a girlfriend.