LGBT+ People on Screen
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1. Manji
Japanese Movie - 1964
- Release Date: Jul 25, 1964
A dutiful, unhappy lawyer's wife falls in love with a young, mysterious woman she encounters at an art class. Soon their affair involves her husband and the young woman's impotent lover and together the four slowly descend into a web of desire, deceit, blackmail, blood oaths and suicide pacts.
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2. O Funeral das Rosas
Japanese Movie - 1969
- Release Date: Sep 13, 1969
In 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda is in a relationship with the madam of the bar, Leda. As the younger Eddie starts a passionate affair with Gonda, she ignites the jealousy of Leda, unaware of another kind of history between them.
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3. Farewell My Concubine
Chinese Movie - 1993
- Release Date: Jan 1, 1993
Homosexuality is referenced implicitly.
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4. Kou Kou Kyoushi
Japanese Drama - 1993, 11 episodes
- Aired: Jan 8, 1993
One of the characters is a lesbian.
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5. The Wedding Banquet
Taiwanese Movie - 1993
- Release Date: Aug 4, 1993
A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.
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6. Asunaro Hakusho
Japanese Drama - 1993, 11 episodes
- Aired: Oct 11, 1993
One of the characters is gay or bisexual.
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7. Felizes Juntos
Hong Kong Movie - 1997
- Release Date: May 30, 1997
Lai and his lover Ho go on a trip to Buenos Aires from Hong Kong. Their torrid relationship lives out among lusty tango bars and the salsa music of La Boca sidewalks. But tensions grow between the two lovers, as they find themselves far from home with their lives drifting in opposite directions.
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8. Blue Gate Crossing
Taiwanese Movie - 2002
- Release Date: Sep 8, 2002
Kerou is a sullen teenager who tries to act as a go-between when her shy friend Yuezhen falls in love with Zhang. Kerou approaches Zhang on her friend's behalf, but the boy likes Kerou instead and doesn't want to hear about Yue Zhen. As Zhang is the popular kid at school - a swimmer with an easy way about him - Kerou thinks she should be happy, but she's not. She is beginning to realize she has feelings for her friend Yue Zhen.
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9. Últimos Amigos
Japanese Drama - 2008, 11 episodes
- Aired: Apr 10, 2008
Centered around the current generation's afflictions, Last Friends follows the various issues of gender dysphoria, domestic violence and trauma.
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10. Apenas Amigos?
Korean Movie - 2009
- Release Date: Dec 17, 2009
Expecting a cozy night outside of the barracks, Seok visits his boyfriend Min-soo who is serving in the military. However, they run into Min-soo’s mother there. When his mother questions their relationship, the only answer they can give is that they are just friends.
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11. Sim ou Não
Thai Movie - 2010
- Release Date: Dec 16, 2010
Pie is a sweet girl who moves into a new college dorm room where she finds out that her new roommate Kim, is a tomboy who looks and dress like a boy. As their friendship develops, Pie and Kim begin to wonder if what they feel for one another is just a friendship or true love.
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12. Responde 1997
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
- Aired: Jul 24, 2012
One of the characters is gay.
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13. Presente Perfeito
Thai Movie - 2014
- Release Date: Feb 28, 2014
One of the characters is gay.
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14. Uma Garota à Porta
Korean Movie - 2014
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15. Foi Mal!
Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
- Aired: Oct 12, 2014
One of the characters is a trans woman, portrayed by a cis man.
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16. Mondai no Aru Restaurant
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
- Aired: Jan 15, 2015
One of the characters is a trans woman, portrayed by a cis man.
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17. A Beleza Interior
Korean Movie - 2015
- Release Date: Aug 20, 2015
Woo-jin wakes up in a different body everyday, regardless of gender, age and nationality. Sometimes he’s a man, a woman, old, young, or even a foreigner. He’s the same person on the inside, but on the outside he’s always someone new.
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18. Moon Young
Korean Movie - 2015
- Release Date: Nov 27, 2015
Mute Moon Young records people's faces with her small camcorder on the subway. One day, she avoids her drunk father at home and films Hee Soo, who is crying over saying goodbye to her boyfriend and gets caught. The two women feel some sort of kinship and become closer.
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19. Lily Fever
Korean Drama - 2015, 9 episodes
- Aired: Dec 15, 2015
The story revolves around the budding relationship between Kim Kyung Ju and Jang Se Rang who meet when Kyung Ju can’t find her passport and has to go to her friend’s house to try and find it. When she arrives, the friend is leaving and tells Kyung Ju she can just go inside, but to be mindful of her houseguest, Se Rang.
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20. Queijo na Ratoeira
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
- Aired: Jan 4, 2016
Two of the characters are gay.
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21. The Bride of Rip Van Winkle
Japanese Movie - 2016
- Release Date: Mar 26, 2016
A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.
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22. A Criada
Korean Movie - 2016
- Release Date: Jun 1, 2016
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a young woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle. But, the maid has a secret: she is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese count to help him seduce the heiress to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until the women discover some unexpected emotions.
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23. Não Existem Segredos
Korean Movie - 2016
- Release Date: Jun 23, 2016
Two of the characters are lesbians.
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24. Tokuyama Daigoro wo Dare ga Koroshita ka?
Japanese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
- Aired: Jul 16, 2016
Homosexuality is referenced implicitly.
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25. Amor O2O
Chinese Drama - 2016, 30 episodes
- Aired: Aug 22, 2016
Homosexuality is referenced implicitly due to censorship.
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26. Agridoce
Japanese Movie - 2016
- Release Date: Sep 10, 2016
Maki Eda works for an advertising agency at a large company. She is a single and doesn’t have good luck with men. She also isn’t very good at cooking and likes eating junk food. One day, she meets Nagisa Katayama. He is an art teacher and a vegetarian. Unlike Maki, Nagisa cooks very well. The two then happen to live together. Maki realizes that she is in love with Nagisa, but Nagisa is gay. Through his cooking, they solve their own problems and become important to each other.
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27. A Simplicidade é Ótima! Editora Etsuko Kono
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
- Aired: Oct 5, 2016
One of the characters is gay.
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28. Esposa em Tempo Integral
Japanese Drama - 2016, 11 episodes
- Aired: Oct 11, 2016
One of the characters is gay.
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29. Anseio da Escória
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
- Aired: Jan 13, 2017
One of the characters is a lesbian.
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30. Baka Bukas
Filipino Movie - 2017
- Release Date: Mar 1, 2017
Alex is a 23-year-old lesbian creative who juggles multiple jobs. Her family and friends are aware of her sexual orientation except for her best friend Jess, whom she is secretly in love with.
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31. Não Posso Evitar Me Apaixonar
Filipino Movie - 2017
- Release Date: Apr 15, 2017
One of the characters is a trans woman, portrayed by a cis man.
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32. Re:Wind
Japanese Special - 2017, 1 episode
- Aired: Oct 13, 2017
Two of the characters are lesbians.
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33. Re:Mind
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
- Aired: Oct 20, 2017
Two of the characters are lesbians.
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34. Joshi-teki Seikatsu
Japanese Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
- Aired: Jan 5, 2018
Miki Ogawa yearned to live the life of a lovely girl and moved to the city from the countryside because of this. Miki Ogawa also has a secret: she is transgender. One day, high school friend Tadaomi Goto appears in front of Miki Ogawa, despite being flustered by Miki's different appearance, they become roommates.
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35. Drag Race Thailand
Thai TV Show - 2018, 8 episodes
- Aired: Feb 15, 2018
Drag Race Thailand is a sister series to RuPaul's Drag Race where contestants are cast to compete against one another to challenge their abilities as drag artists and entertainers.
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36. Hanbun, Aoi
Japanese Drama - 2018, 156 episodes
- Aired: Apr 2, 2018
One of the characters is gay.
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37. The Hows of Us
Filipino Movie - 2018
- Release Date: Aug 29, 2018
One of the characters is gay.
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38. Billie and Emma
Filipino Movie - 2018
- Release Date: Oct 21, 2018
Set in the mid-90’s, the film tells the story of Billie, a troublemaker from the big city, who finds herself exiled to San Isidro to live with her spinster aunt who is also the town’s religion teacher. Determined to change her ways and get through the last year of high school without incident, Billie hides herself from the world until she meets Emma, the ambitious, star student who coaxes Billie out of her shell.
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39. Drag Race Thailand Season 2
Thai TV Show - 2019, 13 episodes
- Aired: Jan 11, 2019
Drag Race Thailand is a sister series to RuPaul's Drag Race where contestants are cast to compete against one another to challenge their abilities as drag artists and entertainers.
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40. Queer Japan
Japanese Movie - 2019
- Release Date: Jul 15, 2019
An ensemble film that profiles a range of artists, academics, community organizers, and activists who are members of the LGBTQ+ community in Japan.
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41. Nina Wu
Taiwanese Movie - 2019
- Release Date: Jul 19, 2019
Two of the characters are lesbians or bisexuals.
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42. 2gether: A Série
Thai Drama - 2020, 13 episodes
- Aired: Feb 21, 2020
Tine is a handsome student and cheerleader in college, while Sarawat is one of the most popular guys on campus and a leading light in the soccer and music clubs. When Tine is chased by Green, whose feelings he does not reciprocate, he ends up begging Sarawat to pretend to be dating him in order to chase Green away.
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43. Grite
Japanese Drama - 2020, 120 episodes
- Aired: Mar 30, 2020
One of the characters is gay.
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44. Still 2gether
Thai Special - 2020, 5 episodes
- Aired: Aug 14, 2020
Is there any need to wait ten years to see if the love between Sarawat and Tine lasts? In these special episodes, we will see the progression of their relationship.
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45. Alice na Fronteira
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
- Aired: Dec 10, 2020
One of the characters is a trans woman, portrayed by a cis woman.
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46. Na Direção do Amor
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
- Aired: Dec 16, 2020
One of the characters is asexual.
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47. Lenda de Yun Qian
Chinese Drama - 2020, 15 episodes
- Aired: Dec 21, 2020
Homosexuality is referenced implicitly due to censorship.
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48. Você Me Faz Dançar
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
- Aired: Feb 26, 2021
Song Shi On is a university student who is majoring in contemporary dance. After a major row, he has been thrown out of the family home and is left with an emotional wound. He decides to pursue his ambition and ends up sharing a rooftop apartment with Jin Hong Seok. This cold, attentive man works as a debt collector for the lending firm Chachacha Capital and has abandoned his dream of becoming a pianist. As the duo forms a close bond, the affection of CEO Cha Soo Ryeon and the jealousy of senior student Jung Hun threaten to derail their fledgling love story.
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49. Garota de Fora 2
Thai Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
- Aired: May 7, 2021
Two of the characters are lesbians or bisexuals.
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50. Apesar de Tudo, Amor
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
- Aired: Jun 19, 2021
Two of the characters are lesbians.
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51. Par de Espelhos
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
- Aired: Aug 12, 2021
Homosexuality is referenced implicitly due to censorship.
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52. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
- Aired: Aug 28, 2021
One of the characters is a lesbian.
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53. Bad Buddy
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
- Aired: Oct 29, 2021
Ever since they were young, Pran and Pat's families had a deep and raging rivalry. The rivalry was passed down as a family heirloom and the two boys become rivals in turn. Until... they grow tired and become friends. Really good friends. However, because of their families' rivalry, their friendship has to be kept under wraps. And so began a journey of secret friendship, and then perhaps a secret romance?
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54. O Que Você Comeu Ontem?
Japanese Movie - 2021
- Release Date: Nov 3, 2021
Kenji is overjoyed when his usually thrifty boyfriend takes him on a trip to Kyoto for his birthday, but the trip ends up uncovering a painful topic.
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55. Duas Pessoas Que Não Podem se Apaixonar
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- Aired: Jan 10, 2022
About two people who are aromantic and asexual and begin living together.
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56. Uma Advogada Extraordinária
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
- Aired: Jun 29, 2022
Two of the characters are lesbians.
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57. Prism
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
- Aired: Jul 12, 2022
Maejima Satsuki and Morishita Riku become a couple. Then, the gardener, Shiraishi Yuma, joins their garden project, and Riku is greatly shaken, but Satsuki is unaware of their reunion. The feelings of the three of them intertwine as they focus on completing the garden, and Satsuki eventually makes a choice.
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58. Sleep with Me
Filipino Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
- Aired: Jul 19, 2022
Harry, an overnight radio DJ who is in a wheelchair, and her crush Luna, who suffers from a sleeping condition, navigate their respective disorders and issues from past relationships as they start their romance.
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59. Drag Race Philippines
Filipino TV Show - 2022, 10 episodes
- Aired: Aug 17, 2022
Drag Race Philippines is a sister series to RuPaul's Drag Race where contestants are cast to compete against one another to challenge their abilities as drag artists and entertainers.
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60. Drag Race Philippines Untucked
Filipino TV Show - 2022, 10 episodes
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61. Egoist
Japanese Movie - 2022
- Release Date: Oct 27, 2022
After losing his mother at the age of 14, Kōsuke spent his depressed adolescence hiding his gay identity in a rural town. Now working as a fashion magazine editor, he spends his free time with his close friends. One day, he meets Ryūta, a personal trainer who works in part to support his aging mother.
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62. Alice in Borderland 2
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- Aired: Dec 22, 2022
One of the characters is a trans woman, portrayed by a cis woman.
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63. Meu Nome é Chihiro
Japanese Movie - 2023
- Release Date: Feb 23, 2023
One of the characters is a trans woman, portrayed by a trans woman.
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64. Nosso Falso Casamento
Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
- Aired: Jul 11, 2023
One of the characters is gay.
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65. Drag Race Philippines Season 2
Filipino TV Show - 2023, 10 episodes
- Aired: Aug 2, 2023
Drag Race Philippines is a sister series to RuPaul's Drag Race where contestants are cast to compete against one another to challenge their abilities as drag artists and entertainers.
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66. Drag Race Philippines Untucked! Season 2
Filipino TV Show - 2023, 10 episodes
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67. Rookie
Filipino Movie - 2023
- Release Date: Aug 4, 2023
The high school volleyball coach spots Ace on her first day at her new school and invites her to try out for the volleyball team. While initially feeling out of place in the volleyball court, everything changes when she falls for the volleyball team captain Jana who dislikes her because she sees her as a threat. Ace eventually finds friendship and freedom with her teammates but a post-game incident involving the team physical therapist changes her world forever.
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68. My Dearest
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
- Aired: Aug 4, 2023
One of the characters is gay.
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69. A Very Good Girl
Filipino Movie - 2023
- Release Date: Sep 27, 2023
One of the characters is bisexual.
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70. My Dearest Part 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 11 episodes
- Aired: Oct 13, 2023
One of the characters is gay.
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71. Ossan no Pants ga Nandatte Ii Janai ka!
Japanese Drama - 2024, 11 episodes
- Aired: Jan 6, 2024
Two of the characters are gay.
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72. Pyramid Game
Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
- Aired: Feb 29, 2024
Two of the characters are lesbians.