In Japan, pink is the colour of sex, in the same way that blue is in the west. Because the restrictive censorship laws here (all filmed pubic hair must be hidden or digitised), film-makers, artists and cartoonists have long been forced to come up with ingenious ways of being erotic without actually showing anything. Nowhere is this more true than in the field of gay cinema, where the showing of on-screen sex is simply not an option. Instead, Japanese gay erotica tends to be mild and suggestive, a sort of visual Mill and Boon. Video has dealt what may be a fatal blow to this gentle sub-genre, so if you’re curious, catch it while you can at the venue below, one of the stalwarts of the gay community. All films are in Japanese. Tickets on sale at vending machine.
