This is the story of Onihara Natsuki, who is married to Ando Fuuma. During his high school days, Ando Fuuma was once in love with a schoolmate, Atari Kousuke. However, as Kousuke is straight, Fuuma tried his best to forget about him, by hanging out at Shinjuku 2-chome. Together with Kousuke's girlfriend's brother, Tanno Arashi, Fuuma has sexual orgies with partners of both sexes. Now, Ando Fuuma is married to Onihara Natsuki, who doesn't know that Ando is gay. One day, Natsuki accidentally found out that Ando is gay. In her despair, she sets out to Shinjuku 2-chome, wandering around aimlessly deep in the night. There, she bumps into Arashi, and had a one-night stand with him, after which Arashi demanded money from her. Soon after, Natsuki realises she is pregnant with Arashi's child. She abhors the thought of having a child from paid sex and is adamant to have an abortion. Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: 同窓会
- Also Known As:
- Director: Hosono Hidenobu
- Genres: Romance, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Saito Yuki in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)]( "Saito Yuki in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)")
Saito Yuki Main Role -
![Nishimura Kazuhiko in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)]( "Nishimura Kazuhiko in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)")
Nishimura Kazuhiko Main Role -
![Takashima Masahiro in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)]( "Takashima Masahiro in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)")
Takashima Masahiro Main Role -
![Yamaguchi Tatsuya in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)]( "Yamaguchi Tatsuya in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)")
Yamaguchi Tatsuya Main Role -
![Tanaka Minako in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)]( "Tanaka Minako in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)")
Tanaka MinakoTanno YuikoSupport Role -
![Oginome Keiko in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)]( "Oginome Keiko in Dousoukai Japanese Drama (1993)")
Oginome KeikoMiyawaki ChinoSupport Role
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Reviews
So it’s all the more shocking that it’s got gratuitous male nudity in almost every episode (all three male leads bare their butts multiple times), gay kisses, shower scenes, sex scenes, uh ... “self-love” scenes... Seriously, I have never seen such an explicit live action drama, and it is definitely on a par with the raciest animated yaoi OVAs. Top-tier hunk Kousuke (Takashima Masahiro) is certainly not shy about showing off in his skimpy leopard print bikini briefs (ahh, the 90s).
But it’s not just about the eye candy ... the theme is about love in all its forms, and the characters are sympathetic as we see how they make mistakes, fall in love and struggle to find happiness in a repressive society. The plot twists you definitely won’t see coming – love pentagons are more interesting and unpredictable when several members are queer, and the story takes some remarkable “Modern Family”-esque turns. Yes, the melodrama gets dialed up to 11 at times, and the plot goes completely off the rails in the second half (seriously, the last 15 minutes are one WTF moment after another), but it never stops being completely entertaining.
I watched this raw, so I got the gist of the story but missed out on a lot of the details. I implore any BL subbing group out there to overlook the age of this drama and please sub this so it can discover a wider audience. “Dousoukai” is a classic of Japanese GLBT culture and history, and not to be missed!
One of the wildest gay romance stories
Whenever you think you know where the story is going it takes some wild turns. This show is and remains (as of 2024) the most daring gay romance drama to be put on Japanese tv. The enormous historical value of this show cannot be understated.There's nudity, shower-scenes, gay love triangles, wild fantasies, a ton of drama and vague lowkey artistic imagery. If you're tired of the current formulaic BL shows this is the perfect change of pace into the more psychological and dark era of 90s Jdramas.
Do I understand the entire story? No it's pretty vague at some points. But I don't think 100% understanding it is the point. The point is to just have a wild journey with these characters and they certainly deliver on the drama. Rewatch value is very high due to me rediscovering every time just how wild this show was.
