Boys for Sale
2017, Japanese. Directed by Itako.
Boys are selling sex in Japan. Who is buying?
Through animation and a series of interviews with nine young men in Tokyo's gay district, this documentary exposes and humanizes the rarely seen world of gay sex work in Japan.
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 24 May 2017
- Original title
- 売買ボーイズ
- Country
- Japan
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Boys for Sale runs 76 minutes (1h 16m).
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Which OTT platform is Boys for Sale on?
Boys for Sale isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 May 2017. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Boys for Sale?
If you liked Boys for Sale, try Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron, Ex Libris: The New York Public Library, Seduced and Abandoned.
Who directed Boys for Sale?
Boys for Sale (2017) was directed by Itako.