Boys Love (film)

Boys Love (ボーイズ ラブ, Bōizu Rabu) refers to two Japanese films both directed by Kotaro Terauchi and starring Yoshikazu Kotani. The films are inspired by the genre of boys' love manga as a whole but are original stories. The first film has also been adapted into a manga of the same title by shōjo manga artist Kaim Tachibana.

The first film, titled simply Boys Love, was released directly to DVD on November 24, 2006. Due to its commercial success, Terauchi was invited to direct a successor to his film to be released in theatres in 2007 as Boys Love: The Movie, which is released in the United States and United Kingdom as Schoolboy Crush.

Boys Love
Boys Love, the first film, released in 2006, tells the story of Taishin Mamiya, a magazine editor who meets and interviews a young model, Noeru Kisaragi, and becomes attracted to him.

Plot
Just doing his job, magazine editor Taishin Mamiya interviews high school model Noeru Kisaragi. Despite Noeru's bad attitude, an enchanting picture of the ocean he draws leads Mamiya to invite him out for dinner afterwards. They connect at the restaurant, but while in the bathroom there Noeru solicits Mamiya sexually. The next morning, Noeru's office calls the magazine office where Mamiya works. "Your editor was rude. Have him come and apologize." When Mamiya goes to Noeru's house to deliver the apology, he sees Noeru with a dirty-looking man. Mamiya is shocked to discover at that moment that his interest in Noeru goes beyond article research—he truly wants to know more about him.