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The King of Minami: Trans Woman Blues

1998, Japanese. Directed by Sadaaki Haginiwa.

#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.

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Released
27 November 1998
Original title
難波金融伝 ミナミの帝王11 嘆きのニューハーフ
Written by
Masaya Ishikawa, Fumi Kitazawa

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Watch The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 4 (1998), The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 5 (1998), The King of Minami: Recollection (1998), and The King of Minami: Fallen Women (1998) first, plus 6 earlier titles listed on this page.

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Next in the series: The King of Minami: Reverse Inheritance (1998), The King of Minami: Permanent Scar (1999), and The King of Minami: System Finance (1999).

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The King of Minami: Trans Woman Blues runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).

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The King of Minami: Trans Woman Blues isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 November 1998. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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Who directed The King of Minami: Trans Woman Blues?

The King of Minami: Trans Woman Blues (1998) was directed by Sadaaki Haginiwa and stars Riki Takeuchi, Shinnosuke Furumoto, Midori Takei.

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