‘Egoist’: Layered LGBTQ drama offers bittersweet romance
japantimes.co.jpNatchan’s Little Secrets,” for example, the film’s gay protagonist tells two pals that all they knew about their suddenly deceased drag queen friend were her fetishes and taste in men.
The subtext: Gay relationships revolve around shallow sex.The title of Daishi Matsunaga’s groundbreaking new film “Egoist,” which is based on the eponymous semi-autobiographical novel by Makoto Takayama, hints at more of the same when a gay fashion magazine editor (Ryohei Suzuki) turns his hot personal trainer (Hio Miyazawa) into his compensated lover.This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
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