Regardless of whether or not they are out at work, Tokyo’s lesbians and gays come out by the thousands to the Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival every summer. And they are not alone, with straight movie lovers joining as well. The awkwardly abbreviated TILGFF, celebrating its 18th year of bringing queer-themed films to Tokyo, is spread over two weekends: July 10-12 at Shinjuku’s Wald 9 cinema and July 16-20 at Aoyama’s Spiral Hall.
Having long ago eschewed the theme- driven film festival model because it’s “too limiting,” the film selection committee aims to bring films that…

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