Asian BL Movie recommendations
BL (boys' love / male x male / gay) movies that I've seen. this is a list of the Asian ones that I've highly enjoyed and I would recommend for BL-loving people to see. spread the love yo !
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- DirectorStanley KwanStarsYe LiuJun HuHe DuA young, gay student has a relationship with an older, successful businessman. The handsome playboy-businessman must choose between his comfortable, yet closeted straight life, or an honest, yet subversive life with the student.my #1 fave HK film <3
9/10 - DirectorJho Kwang-soo KimStarsLee Chae-eunLee Je-HoonGo Su-heeExpecting a cozy night outside of the barracks, Seok visits his boyfriend Min-soo who is serving in the military. However when Min-soo's mother questions their relationship, the only answer they can give is that they are 'just friends'.can I just hrnnnnnngh > < this is my #1 fave short
I just love everything about this short, even the mom, but really the boys >w<
9/10 - DirectorSatoshi KanedaStarsRakuto TochiharaYûta TakahashiMitsuyoshi ShinodaThrough a coincidence Tozaki runs into Kurata, his first crush from high school. They begin a relationship, but Kurata's jealousy starts causing problems.I just love the couple. they're like perfect for each other <3
8/10 - DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsKam Woo-seongJung Jin-youngKang Seong-yeonTwo clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.Lee Jun Ki > <
it's actually more than just Lee Jun Ki, the jesting have quite some entertainment value too
9/10 - DirectorKyu-dong MinStarsJu Ji-hoonKim Jae-WookYoo Ah-inJin-hyeok opens a cake shop in an old antique shop, hiring Seon-woo, Korea's best pastry chef, who fell in love with him in high school. Also there, are Su-young, crushing on Seon-woo, ex-boxer Ki-beom, and Seon-woo's French ex-boyfriend.some French and abuse LOL and I love cakes and pastries
> <
I actually did not watch the OVA of this coz the art wasn't my type, and I did not read the manga for the same reason :|
8/10 - DirectorIn-shik KimStarsHwang Jung-minJung ChanRin SeoSuk-won, a trader who loses all of his money (and his wife) in a market downturn is left homeless until Dae-shik, a homeless loner, rescues him. Together the two travel across the country and Dae-shik falls in love with Suk-won. Joining them in their journey is Il-joo, a wacky hooker who falls in love with Dae-shik.sad but lovely story and there's a fave quotation at the end
9/10 - DirectorKim Dae-seungStarsLee Byung-hunEun-ju LeeYeo Hyeon-sooTwo soulmates find each other only to be torn apart by tragedy. However, not even death can keep them apart...but can destiny?reincarnation... so his partner was a girl before, she died, then she reincarnated into his high school student at present
7/10 - DirectorNagisa ÔshimaStarsTakeshi KitanoRyûhei MatsudaShinji TakedaThe new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.Ryuhei Matsuda, let me love you !
8/10 - DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsRyûhei MatsudaMasanobu AndôShunsuke KubozukaA visually stylish tale of two male prisoners bonded by emotion, love and murder.Ryuhei Matsuda >w<
7/10 - DirectorKit HungStarsYulai LüBernhard BullingMarie OmlinRicky leaves Hong Kong for Switzerland to look for the lost soul and the past of his deceased Swiss lover, Pascal. Ricky struggles with the confusion of memories, reality and illusion.interracial is good ~
7/10 - DirectorScudStarsByron PangThomas PriceWinnie LeungOpenly gay banker Daniel debates whether to return to Australia or stay in Hong Kong when he meets Kafka, a straight swimming instructor. The young men fall in love, believing that their love can bridge anything, despite their difference in sexuality and Kafka's increasing drug use. Daniel does not regret his love for Kafka, who tries to love him back against his nature. But a flashback memory from Kafka's past makes it difficult for their relationship to work.so, children, don't abUSE drugs
7/10 - DirectorHsiu-Chiung ChiangStarsLi-li PanMei-Nyu GaoMorning Tzu-Yi MoA woman who believes she chose an unconventional path in her life is startled to find her children are stepping farther beyond society's boundaries in this drama from Taiwanese filmmaker Hsiu-Chiung Chiang. Ai-tsao (Li-li Pan) is a widow who is nearly 60 years old; her husband, over twenty years her senior, has been dead for nearly two decades, and Ai-tsao's life has settled into a comfortable routine of looking after her elderly mother and doting on her two adult children. Ai-tsao had a strong independent streak when she was young and struck out on her own over the objections of her parents, but she's not quite as willing to accept that her children have chosen lives different from her own. Ai-tsao slowly comes to the realization that her son is gay and struggles to come to terms with his lifestyle, but it's even more difficult for Ai-tsao when she discovers her daughter is going to be the unwed mother of a mixed-race child.YouTube clips works wonders
7/10 - DirectorChookiat SakveerakulStarsSinjai PlengpanichSongsit RoongnophakunsriPimpan BuranapimTwo boyhood friends are separated due to the disappearance of the sister of one of them, then later meet again as teenagers, when one of them has become a pop singer, and they discover feelings that they did not know they had.this got me started in them Thai BL
8/10 - DirectorPoj ArnonStarsRattanaballang TohssawatChaiwat ThongsaengWiradit SrimalaiAn informant and a hit-man find themselves passionately entwined after double-crossing their crime lord employers.ermahgerd ! I just remember crying like there was no tomorrow. It affected me that much which is great, crying isn't always bad
8/10 - DirectorKôtarô TerauchiStarsYoshikazu KotaniTakumi SaitôHiroya MatsumotoBoys Love, the first film released in 2006, tells the story of Taishin Mamiya, a magazine editor who meets and interviews a young model, Noeru Kisaragi, and becomes attracted to him. Their love, however, is forbidden. The tagline of the movie is "All we did was love each other, but...our love is forbidden.I read the manga bcoz of this ! the manga was better but it's still good so do watch :D
8/10 - DirectorKôtarô TerauchiStarsYoshikazu KotaniAtsumi KannoYuuki KawakuboAn erotic cat and mouse game set in an all-boys' prep school.the previous one was better but I still recommend this coz if you've seen the first one, you prolly want to see this too (:
7/10 - DirectorJoselito AltarejosStarsKenjie GarciaJiro ManioNino FernandezAntonio is a 15-year-old boy coming to terms with his sexuality in Manila, where his uncle comes to stay with him and his mother.Kenjie Garcia !
incest-ish.
dub/noncon-ish.
double taboo.
coming of age ;)
8/10 - DirectorJoselito AltarejosStarsHarry LaurelJennifer LeeJustin De LeonMateo is a lighthouse caretaker dating a teacher, Suzette, in a small town that is trying to increase tourism. Jerome stumbles across Mateo and Suzette having sex while he is on holiday from Manila. A local gay man who pays local teenage boys for sex talks to Mateo about the negative aspects of being gay in the Philippines. According to local legend, a lighthouse fairy seduces desirable men who then never marry. Mateo's relationship with Jerome leads to self-reevaluation.there's some hetero action. bewbies.
but of course I like the homo action better XD
7/10 - DirectorAuraeus SolitoStarsNathan LopezSoliman CruzJR ValentinA young boy falls in love with a handsome policeman who is investigating his family's criminal activities.I surprisingly enjoyed it !
8/10
**this ain't so much BL tho.
slice of life, maybe? coming of age...? - DirectorJoel LamanganStarsPolo RavalesJoseph BitangcolEmilio GarciaJoaquin (Polo Ravales), an unassuming fisherman, is forced to confront his homosexuality when his sex-starved wife Cynthia (Althea Vega) returns from her overseas job eager to get pregnant. His young and impulsive lover, Waldo (Joseph Bitangcol), flees to Manila in disgust. After a month of hesitation, Joaquin leaves his wife to follow Waldo. His search takes him on a seamy yet colorful trip through Manila's gay underbelly. He discovers Waldo's dangerous flirtation with Rufo (Emilio Garcia), a bisexual rogue cop who holds the clue to Waldo's disappearance. Rufo lures Joaquin into his home and introduces him to his submissive wife, Beng (Jean Garcia). A sadist who beats up Beng regularly, Rufo turns Joaquin into a prisoner and sex slave - like he did to Waldo. When Joaquin is finally reunited with Waldo, he discovers that Rufo is about to sell them like fish to an international sex trafficking ring, along with his personal harem of male and female captives. With Beng's help, the two lovers plot their escape."No Way Out" in eng
bewbies coz of hetsex.
and surprisingly good homolovemaking by the seashore ;D
7/10 - DirectorYun-ho YangStarsKim Kang-wooKim Gyu-riSu-kyeong LeeOfficers Kyung-yoon CHO and Eun-joo PARK are on the hunt a killer following duo of ghastly murders. The victims carry a common military past, and the secret of their past must be unraveled to find the killer.M2F trans (played by Love You a Thousand Times lead girl) ...sad yet beautiful BL past (if you get my drift) and I love mystery/thrillers, so I gave it 9/10
- DirectorLeste ChenStarsHsiao-chuan ChangRay ChangKate YeungTwo best friends Shane and Jonathan learn more about themselves in an ever evolving sexuality.It is a nice (or something better than nice) movie about relationships but I dislike girls in my BL > < just the sight of her (the girl character in the movie) had me cringing, she was unbearable XP but aside from her, everything else is good.
7/10 - DirectorJho Kwang-soo KimStarsDong-Yoon KimRyu Hyun-kyungJeong Ae-yeonTo keep their sexual orientation a secret, a gay man and a lesbian woman gets married. Now they have to juggle their identities to fool parents and co-workers, all while trying to find real love.omo, it was a treat ! and I finally saw it, yay ^ ^ it ended nicely, though there were tearjerker parts. nao I would love to read the manhwa > <
8/10 - DirectorAuraeus SolitoStarsAeious AsinAries PenaBelindaA poet sells his collection of comic books and action figures in order to afford to hire a male stripper on New Years Eve.I finally saw it ! yey :D
this has been in my watch list for years and I wasn't really set out to look for it like how I am with Brod (2010). my excitement wasn't just out there. but boy was I delighted when I saw it, surprisingly so. this has the most sensual sekusu scene I've ever seen in a Philippine indie (and boy have I seen many). I especially like the part where they talk about fishes and their different water-type habitats, how the cutie lead's bed is between aquariums of the clean and dirty water tanks, representing the kind of lives the leads live in, that was some nice writing.
I wonder where Aeious is nao. yep, he caught my eye the entire time coughmycoughtypecoughukecough
8/10 - DirectorNgoc Dang VuStarsManh Hai LuongVinh Khoa HoLinh Son NguyenKhoi, a naive twenty-year-old, travels to Ho Chi Minh City from the countryside to begin a new life. It's his first time in the big city and he's looking for a place to live. He befriends Dong, a handsome extrovert who offers to share his apartment. When Khoi goes to check the place out, he meets Lam, who also appears to be living there. Khoi decides to stay, but while he showers, Dong and Lam - who turn out to be boyfriends - run off with all his cash and belongings. It's not long before Lam is himself abandoned by Dong, and winds up back on the street as a prostitute. Meanwhile the penniless and disillusioned Khoi takes on menial jobs to survive. Lam and Khoi are eventually reunited, and despite Lam's past actions, the two become closer and closer - even though Khoi becomes more and more troubled by Lam's dangerous source of income. At the same time, Cuoi, a mentally handicapped man abandoned by his family, attempts to befriend a female prostitute. Her pimps do not take kindly to his hanging around and scaring away customers, but she takes pity on him and ultimately becomes his protector.This had a sad ending but not too sad that makes you teary-eyed, or maybe it's just me. have I lost my feels?
The last time I checked this movie's page, there is a tiny, tiny plot written so I'll tell you a bit of what I have seen, maybe just TRY to give you a bit more of a preview.
There's this new boy in the city and there's this couple (they have two cute, fluffy kitties btw), the new boy having no where to go in ths foreign place coincidentally meets the couple and offered their place to stay, only to rob the boy of his cash & luggage (there is only one bad guy among the couple, the other one is also a victim)... I'll stop here, I don't want to spoil anything anymore. And also, watch out for the duck ;D
8/10 - DirectorRyûsuke HamaguchiStarsKim Min-joonHôshi IshidaSoji AraiBe-hwan is a famous Korean fashion photographer visiting Japan at the request of his friend Gil-su to take pictures of his wedding. On the day of Gil-su's wedding, however, the bride disappears, and Bae-hwan ends up filling in for her at Gil-su's studio. Ryu is a male escort who is neither male not female in his physiappearance and he visits Gil-su's studio to take new image shots for upload to a website featuring male prostitutes. While working with Bae-hwan, Ryu realizes his beauty for the first time. Bae-hwan attempts to take Ryu with him to Korea to help with with his modeling career, but in the end, they both realize that existing in each other's worlds is something they are simply, sadly, unable to do.08 Oct 2014
Ok. Let's take a deep breath first.
I saw this at the time I was feeling so happy and free, I was feeling that before I watched the film. But then when the ending credits rolled, I felt frustrated and sad. No one died, or at least let me be clear that neither Ryu, Be Hwan, nor Gil Su dies. I felt sad because, at the end, Ryu is still at the place he was at the beginning and I was really rooting for him. I somehow feel as if Ryu was made an epitome of "temptation", that he was lusted over by many, truly temptation personified (ok at this point I am doubting my English). I am saying this bcoz of Ryu & Gil Su's scenes, I'll tell you only this much.
So this film has a dark theme coz of Ryu. I like it over-all, and would definitely rewatch (:
8/10 - DirectorNitchapoom ChaianunStarsTeerapat LohananNatouch SiripongthonWithawat ThaokhamlueThe love of two schoolboys, Golf and Bank. Golf is an aggressive boy and Bank is gentle, considerate and sweet-natured.08 Oct 2014
Let me tell you first that I saw a trailer without english subtitles and I thought that this was about brothers where one of them has unrequited love for the other (and I say the younger one has it in for his big bro). Right off the bat, I really like the younger brother's (Bank) face so I would totally watch this and I know I would enjoy. Then I saw the movie and I could immediately tell that the older bro (Golf, or P'Golf as Bank would) has it in for Bank too, so all was fuqin well. But of course someone has to die. Expect one of the two to die! Someone spoiled it for me too, even naming who it is exactly, so sorry I'm not sorry for spoilin.
I like it very much, up until the scene where P'Golf & Bank were made to separate (by their parents! coz even if they're not blood-related, "homosexuality is wrong! and is frowned upon" says their parents, especially Golf's father).
9/10 - DirectorChihiro AmanoStarsShôichi MatsudaYuya MitoMasashi TaniguchiToshiaki is a young gay man. On the first day of work, he meets Yosuke in the elevator. Yosuke is Toshiaki's new boss. Toshiaki is attracted to Yosuke. Toshiaki can't be honest with his feelings about it due to a traumatic incident from his past.08 Oct 2014
English title is "No Touching at All"
So for those who love Yoneda Kou-sensei, this movie is for us guise :D
I was not properly watching this movie because I was comparing the scenes here and those of the manga. As this is a live action adaptation, and me having read the manga a couple of time coz I just love it so much to even be re-reading before watching the movie, I was looking out for their exactness and I recall saying "that's not how it was in the manga", and "where did this and that part go?", and also "they should be doing the frickle frackle by now"... ehehe ^^; so as it is, I really was not paying the right attention.
I was really excited to watch this and I was not disappointed. I would say that, at first, I did not like the actors and I find them lacking in chemistry. But in the later part, I do find them convincing especially the Shima actor. I guess we take a while to warm up to the movie and the actors. I like the ending of the movie, and I love that they made it a point to include my fave lines/quotations from the manga :D
8/10 - DirectorWon Shin-yeonStarsMin-seo ChaeJung-sung LeeKyeong-bin RahIn Seoul, Su-Hyeon is terminal with leukemia, and bald due the treatment of chemotherapy. Her sister Ji-Hyeon buys a long-haired wig, but she does not disclose the truth about Su-Hyeon's health condition to her beloved sister. While wearing the wig, Su-Hyeon recovers her health and hits Ji-Hyeon's former boyfriend Ki-Seok, changing her behavior and relationship with her sister. When Ji-Hyeon discovers that the wig is possessed by a fiend, she finds that it was manufactured using hair of a cadaver and a dark secret about Ki-Seok's sentimental life.08 June 2014
Korean horror with a twist.
Seeing this in this list is, in a way, prolly spoiling the plot twist.
Yes... No... Maybe.
I have not fully seen this yet but it was televised and I saw the plot twist bit. I never mind spoilers so I'm still excited to watch it whole.
05 April 2015
My attention span wasn't good, my eyes and mind were drifting elsewhere and you only see the "BL moment" towards the end and it was only so short (but the shower scene made it better). it was... meh, ok.
saw it a couple weeks back btw
7/10 - DirectorTanwarin SukkhapisitStarsPrama ImanotaiNuntita KhampiranonPenpak Sirikul05 April 2015
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit is the coolest person for me right nao !!
I prolly should be grateful to the writer. is Tanwarin Sukkhapisit also the writer? :|
I've been excitedly looking forward to Red Wine in the Dark Night just from knowing Fluke Pongsatorn is in it, I didn't even know what the plot is, I didn't care. but nao... argh ! June 2015! y u so far away >_<
but I have to say, it wasn't so much a movie that shows "it gets better", the life of the lead didn't get better in my eyes. I dunno. but I still like it a lot !
9/10 - DirectorNaphat ChaithiangthumStarsKorn KhunatipapisiriSuraphat KirivichienNorrapat SakulsongThe story reveals a strong friendship between Pid, Arm, Zee and Gump. Zee asks Gump to hangout several times, but the latter says he has a prior commitment with Nai every time. Thus the suspicion began. Zee and the other orchestrates several means to find out if their friend is in love with a man or not with the help of Uncle Lek who likes to be called Aunt Alexandra.02 July 2015
if you're looking for a light and enjoyable Thai BL to watch,
this is it. it's a fun movie.
happy ending? yas.
8/10 - DirectorNaphat ChaithiangthumStarsAtthaphan PhunsawatNorrapat SakulsongGump and Nai's love is tested when Gump must move in with an attractive new student, while Nai gets a surprise visitor from his past.dood here's Love's Coming sequel. P'Gun plays Gump.
been replaying all the "love love you" vids I found - DirectorAnucha BoonyawatanaStarsAtthaphan PhunsawatOabnithi WiwattanawarangDuangjai HiransriTHE BLUE HOUR is a sexy supernatural love story about a bullied loner, Tam, who finds solace in the arms of Phum, a boy he meets at a haunted swimming pool. Phum reveals that his family's land has been stolen and the new found lovers imagine a perfect life together on the disputed land. Haunted by a ghostly presence, Tam struggles to stay connected to reality. An official selection of the Berlin International Film Festival, THE BLUE HOUR is a dark atmospheric tale of love and distress.#oabgun \m/
11 Feb 2016
If my poor memory serves correct I saw this a day after my birthday. I did saw an unsubbed bluray / DVDcopy so I did not 100% understand the movie. Let me just say that for the first half of the duration I really thought Oab was a ghost LOL but I love every OabGun scene in this movie, kokoro exercise haha
*not rating until seen subbed - DirectorTanwarin SukkhapisitStarsSteven FoorerNatouch SiripongthonSuttinut UengtrakulA young man who gets frustrated in love meets another who loses all his memories and they find some ways to start a new life together.Fluke is such a $lut. I know I wished for a kiss scene in My Bromance, and here's the movie. wh0re LOL
11 Feb 2016
I actually saw it on my birthday (or prolly the next day) and I was super excited for the make out scenes... just the makeout scenes. I wasn't hoping for a good story line (well duh if there is blood sucking involve you oughta not expect any nice plot). So thanks for the softcore pr0n.
7/10 - DirectorJoon-moon SoStarsJung Ji-soonLee Shi-hooLove story of a naughty taxi driver and a wicked gay boy.I saw the trailer in Korean, I swear I did not go looking for this specific title. I did not even know this was the English title ;A;
I'm recommending it as early as nao
-to find- - DirectorRay GibraltarStarsKenjie GarciaArdie BascaraDax Alejandro-to find-
16 Jan 2015
it's been so long and I still have not found a complete video of this, it's as if there really is no full length movie of this and we've already seen every teaser/trailer and that's it. - DirectorPang Eun-jinStarsPark Sung-woongRyu Tae-hoOh Seung-hoonYeong-wu is a successful idol star, who must resume his career by performing in theatricals. He falls in love with Jae-ha's passion on stage and slowly becomes mesmerized by the world of theater.8 Apr 2020
I am writing in a time of great distress. This movie is probably not for me, I respect the craft but I am not an artist that has the capacity to appreciate. I will tell you that I highly enjoyed the homosexual encounter and portrayal. I’ve contributed a lot to the view count of those cuts on youtube. I wish all the people involved in the making of this film a prosperous life.