Tomo (Rinka Kakihara), an 11-year-old girl, lives with her mother – until she finds herself alone. She then goes to live with her uncle Makio (Kenta Kiritani) and his girlfriend, Rinko (Toma Ikuta), who is a transgender woman. Netflix Japan has a good range of international offerings, from animation to musical, from lighter teen flicks to heavy dramas. Films with LGBTQ+ characters aren’t a monolith.
Of course, as the calls for more diverse media grow louder, it’s necessary to recognize media diversity.
But too often in this conversation are non-Western movies neglected. It’s clear that LGBTQ+ representation has significantly grown in popular cinema in just the past few years.
