East by Southeast: Asian Queer Shorts

The Princess and the Magic Birds

Available in 06d 03h 09m 31s
Available August 31, 2025 11:00 PM UTC
Already unlocked? for access

Give as a gift

Protected ContentThis content can only be viewed in authorized regions: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland.
£1.49After this content becomes available August 31st at 11:00 pm UTC, you'll have 14 days to start watching. Once you begin, you'll have 7 days to finish watching. Need help?
One night, two enchanted birds fly in through the window of a sleeping adolescent boy. Perching upon his ear, these magical creatures recount fantastic and peculiar folk tales into the teenager’s mind, as if speaking directly into his dreams. Relating an erotic fable of an Arabian princess who escapes her palace to spend lurid evenings with common men, the birds entice the young man toward his own desire. Their elaborate narrative, which unfolds with ambiguous shifts in genders and protagonists, escalates in intensity until it is suddenly interrupted, just before it reaches the best part of the story.
  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    18 minutes
  • Language
    Japanese
  • Country
    Japan
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    Fuyuhiko Takata
Copy link