Los Angeles-based Japanese photographer Tomoaki Hata returns to the underground club scene of Osaka's gay district. The intimate images of the radically creative drag queens captured from the 1990s through to the present are a rare witness to the underbelly of modern Japan. This is a passionate and intimate portrayal of the genre-bending performers as they cavort, both on and off the stage. Glitter, glamour, sequins and seediness are all on display, up-close and unrestrained.
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Los Angeles-based Japanese photographer Tomoaki Hata returns to the underground club scene of Osaka's gay district. The intimate images of the radically creative drag queens captured from the 1990s through to the present are a rare witness to the underbelly of modern Japan. This is a passionate and intimate portrayal of the genre-bending performers as they cavort, both on and off the stage. Glitter, glamour, sequins and seediness are all on display, up-close and unrestrained.