The Gender Studies Group at the International Institute of Language and Culture Studies of Ritsumeikan University (立命館大学国際言語文化研究所ジェンダー研究会) presents a film screening of



Boys for Sale 売買ボーイズ



23 June, 2019 (Sunday)

15:30 - 17:30 (including post-screening discussion)

Conference Room, Soshikan, Kinugasa Campus, Ritsumeikan University



Guest Speaker

Ian Thomas Ash (Executive Producer)



About the Film



Boys are selling sex in Japan. Who is buying?

In the Tokyo district of Shinjuku 2-chome there are bars that specialize in "Urisen", young guys who have sex with men. Featuring candid interviews and interspersed with animation detailing the awkward, sweet, and sometimes horrific situations these young sex workers experience, the boys for sale boldly tell their stories of life in the Tokyo underground. This documentary is an illuminating look into a rarely seen world that tantalizingly shows the humanity of sex work.



Production country/ Year/Length: Japan, 2017, 76 minutes

Language: Japanese with English subtitles

Director: Itako

Director of Photography/ producer: Adrian "Uchujin" Storey

Illustrator: N Tani Studio

Animator: Jeremy Yamamura (Denbak-Fano Design, Tokyo)

Music: Kazaguruma

Executive Producer: Ian Thomas Ash



This event is sponsored by the Gender Studies Group at the International Institute of Language and Culture Studies, Ritsumeikan University

Contact Tel. 075-465-8164

E-mail genbun@st.ritsumei.ac.jp