The King of Minami: Trans Woman Blues (1998)
1h 21mNovember 27, 1998
Sadaaki Haginiwa
Director
Masaya Ishikawa, Fumi Kitazawa
Writers
Rate
Diary
Overview
#25 in the King of Minami series. A trans dancer named Rio is in debt to Manda after trying to finance a trip to the US for gender reassignment surgery, still illegal in Japan. The owner of a prestigious nightclub recruits her, introduces her to a doctor in Osaka who performs the illicit surgery and even agrees to foot the bill. But when the club owner turns out to have ulterior motives, Rio turns to Manda for help.
