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040			_cFHL
100			_aDeocampo, Nick _94296 _4director
245			_aThe sex warriors and the samurai _cdirected by Nick Deocampo
260			_a[s.l.] _bCenter for New Cinema _c1995
300			_a1 DVD : _bsd., col. ; _c4 3/4 in.
306			_a26 mins.
336			_2rdacontent
337			_2rdamedia
338			_2rdacarrier
500			_aA candid story about a Filipino transgender who works in Japan's entertainment center in order to support his family. In the daytime, Joan attends to his daily training to prepare him for work as entertainer in Japan. At night, he works as one of the female impersonators in Manila's gay bars. All these to feed a family of eighteen. Although it will be Joan's fourth trip to Japan, he still fins it hard to make as much money to make their lives better, Meeting other gay entertainers in the bar where he works, they talk about the difficulties Filipino entertainers experience while working in Japan. The situation is no different though from the life lived by someone like Joan in the Philippines who was once caught in a drug bust operation and sent to jail. Threats and difficulties seem to hound these sex warriors wherever they go. The film climaxes with his father's release from jail and he gets to meet his family. The scene where Joan bonds with his father is filled with pathos and affection, offering a precious glimpse into a Filipino family and how it relates with its gay son. Joan's story rises above mere personal triumph as it reflects the geo-political relations governing Japan and the Philippines, two countries historically linked by a brutal war and currently meshed by a globalized economy.
521			_aHigh school level and above
650			_aGays _94832
650			_aPerformers _zJapan _94879
651			_aJapan _xEntertainers _94880
655			_aDocumentary _94849
700			_aLaranas, Yam _94881
700			_aManda, Lauro Rene _94882
700			_aEmpalmado, Dennis _94883
710			_aFormation Films _94884
942			_2lcc _cAV
999			_c98230 _d987298