
Less Than Zero(1987)
A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.


Natsuo, a rookie detective and closeted gay man, secretly admires his calm and stoic senior, Kirino. During a late-night pursuit of a convenience-store thief, the two are overpowered and assaulted, leaving Natsuo shattered and disillusioned. While he begins to distance himself from Koide, the man he once connected with, Koide unexpectedly encounters Kirino at a bar, leading to a dangerous entanglement. As desire, betrayal, and trauma collide, the three officers are pulled into a dark triangle where love and danger blur—and finding a way out becomes increasingly uncertain.
Masahiro Nishikawa
Natsuo
Mikio Sato
Kirino
Takao
Koide

Kōichi Imaizumi
Masaru Endô

Yukijiro Hotaru
Police captian
Tadashi Naitô

Ayumu Tokitô
Woman in police custody
Hajime Ota

Toshirō Enomoto
Hard Duty is a drama, crime film released in 2001 exploring themes of pink film, gay theme, gay detective, barazoku. Directed by Tarō Araki, it stars Masahiro Nishikawa, Mikio Sato, Takao. Natsuo, a rookie detective and closeted gay man, secretly admires his calm and stoic senior, Kirino. During a late-night pursuit of a convenience-store thief, the two are overpowered and assaulted, leaving Natsuo shattered and disillusioned. While he begins to distance himself from Koide, the man he once connected with, Koide unexpectedly encounters Kirino at a bar, leading to a dangerous entanglement. As desire, betrayal, and trauma collide, the three officers are pulled into a dark triangle where love and danger blur—and finding a way out becomes increasingly uncertain.
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