新宿ミッドナイトベイビー

日本初の同性婚を目指して奮闘するゲイのカップルの姿を描いた作品で、小説家や映画監督としても活動する寺西一浩が、舞台化もされた自身の同名小説を自らのメガホンで映画化した。新宿で働くゲイの美青年アキラは、IT会社を経営するトオルと恋に落ち、やがて結婚を望むように。アキラの母親で少子化担当大臣をつとめる真知子は、息子の苦悩を知り、時代の流れに沿った法律改正に乗り出す。主人公アキラ役に「野良犬はダンスを踊る」の久保田秀敏、息子を応援する母親役に元「オセロ」の中島知子。Secret auctions have been held for decades in Shinjuku, Tokyo, where people buy and sell babies. These exclusive gatherings accurately portray the selfishness and greediness of the various people who come to buy, or to sell. The film also focuses on minorities and the disabled who are championed by the Minister, Machiko, and the people in her orbit. Machiko's son, Akira, and Toru, one of her political supporters, are lovers. These two brave young men have decided to undertake the first same-sex marriage in Japan, despite a rigidly enforced legal ban on gay marriage. They are guided through this political and emotional minefield by Masaru, a hard-of-hearing lawyer who stands firmly behind them. Masaru is actually Minister Machiko's son who had been given to his mother at one of the very early Midnight Baby Parties. The film ends on a high note, celebrating Japan's first gay marriage.