Hush! (2001)

Director:

Ryosuke Hashiguchi

Writer:

Ryosuke Hashiguchi (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 July 2002 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Homosexual | Gynecologist | Gay Interest | Gay Parent | Homosexuality

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Reiko Kataoka	...	Asako Fujikura
Kazuya Takahashi	...	Naoya Hase
Seiichi Tanabe	...	Katsuhiro Kurita
Yôko Akino	...	Yoko Kurita
Manami Fuji	...	Katsumi Hase, Naoya's Mother
Ken Mitsuishi	...	Shoji Kurita, Katsuhiro's brother
Tsugumi	...	Emi Nagata
Tetsu Sawaki	...	Makoto
Yôsuke Saitô	...	Aritomo
Kanako Fukaura	...	Mrs. Tadokoro
Satoshi Yamanaka	...	Yuji
Ryô Iwamatsu	...	Gynecologist
Minori Terada	...	Mr. Fujikura, Ayako's Father
Yasushi Inoue	...	Mayama
Hiroshi Anan	...	Chief
Jirô Satô	...	Hirose
Taiju Okayasu	...	Hiro
Manabu Ino	...	Bar Manager
Kazutoshi Harada	...	Tenant
Hiroo Takagi	...	One-Night Stand
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Akira	...	Macho
Rie Hagiwara
Kei Hattori
Naotaka Ichimura
Seiji Iinuma	...	Swimming Instructor
Shuko Ito
Masaki Iwabuchi
Mutsumi Kajita	...	Family at Soba-ya
Sho Kajita	...	Family at Soba-ya
Tsubasa Kajita	...	Family at Soba-ya
Ryo Kase	...	Soba-ya Cashier
Sakura Kawasaki
Natsumi Maruyama
Daishi Matsunaga	...	Hiro's Boyfriend
Tomoki Mukai
Yohei Nakano
Keiko Osawa	...	Family Restaurant Waitress
Asami Sasaki
Naoko Sato
Asami Sawaki	...	Nurse in Dentist's Office
Maiko Shimizu
Kazue Takani	...	Nurse
Megumi Ujiie	...	Pregnant Woman in the Pool
Yô Yazawa	...	Pregnant Woman in the Pool

Directed by
Ryosuke Hashiguchi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ryosuke Hashiguchi		screenplay

Produced by
Tomiyasu Ishikawa	....	producer
Kôsuke Sakamoto	....	associate producer
Hiroo Tsukada	....	producer
Yusuke Wakabayashi	....	associate producer
Eiji Watanabe	....	line producer
Tetsujiro Yamagami	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Shogo Ueno

Film Editing by
Ryosuke Hashiguchi

Casting by
Shirô Kido
Naohiko Ueda

Production Design by
Fumio Ogawa

Set Decoration by
Kazumi Osaka

Costume Design by
Masae Miyamoto

Makeup Department
Tomoko Miyazaki	....	assistant makeup artist
Kyôko Toyokawa	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Atsushi Kaneshige	....	assistant director
Takahiro Komura	....	assistant director

Art Department
Akihiro Iinuma	....	assistant set decorator
Judai Kato	....	assistant art director
Miho Matsuda	....	props

Sound Department
Hideaki Ishii	....	assistant sound engineer
Masaya Kitada	....	sound effects assistant
Kazuho Maeda	....	assistant sound recordist
Shinsuke Nagashima	....	assistant sound recordist
Miki Nomura	....	assistant sound engineer
Akihiko Okase	....	sound effects assistant
Teiichi Saitô	....	sound editor
Kenji Shibazaki	....	sound effects editor
Yoshiteru Takahashi	....	sound recordist
Masashi Tara	....	sound engineer

Stunts
Yukihiro Kaito	....	stunts
Hiroaki Teramura	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Shinya Arimoto	....	still photographer
Hisayuki Fukagawa	....	lighting assistant
Shinobu Fukuda	....	lighting assistant
Takeo Hashimoto	....	best boy electric
Tomohiro Matsuyama	....	lighting assistant
Masayuki Nakazawa	....	assistant camera
Yuki Nikaido	....	assistant camera
Yukihiro Okimura	....	assistant camera
Eiji Sasaki	....	lighting assistant
Kenichi Sekine	....	gaffer
Kazuo Yabe	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Yoshiko Saito	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hiroko Honma	....	costumes
Yuka Kagawa	....	costumes

Editorial Department
Koichi Anzai	....	color timer
Masafumi Aoyama	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Linda Hoaglund	....	music coordinator
Yo-Yo Ma	....	musician: cello, "Hush Little Baby"
Kei Satô	....	music effects editor

Transportation Department
Hiroshi Hira	....	driver
Satoshi Komatsu	....	driver
Kazunori Sasaki	....	driver
Koji Sekiguchi	....	driver
Norio Sekiguchi	....	driver

Other crew
Yoshimasa Fujie	....	associate director
Seigo Fukada	....	production office manager
Eisei Gekijo	....	production cooperator: Telesis International
Miki Honda	....	production office manager
Ken Ikehara	....	production coordinator
Atsuko Ito	....	publicist
Aki Kaburagi	....	production office manager
Yôko Nishioka	....	script coordinator
Mayu Ogawa	....	assistant to producers
Masaaki Sasaki	....	production accountant
Masakazu Takei	....	publicity director

Production Companies

• Siglo Ltd.

Distributors

• Cinemien (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Euripide Distribution (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• Siglo Ltd. (2001) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Strand Releasing (2002) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Homescreen (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Mongrel Media (Canada)

Other Companies

• Filmcraft  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

Runtime:

135 min | Argentina:136 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | France:U

Company:

Siglo Ltd.

Soundtrack:

Hush Little Baby

nice warm and a funny film

Although this is a film about a subject which has been covered before (gay couple and then along comes a woman who decides that she would like to have a child by one of them and the fall-outs and tensions that are created by this) it is a really nice and i found genuinely affecting film.

The film also strays into the territory of the changing social circumstances of modern Japan as well as the, nicely handled, scenes where you are shown more about the family relationships that exist in the present day.

Nice performances and a nice soothing sound track (with just a little Japanese twist). Maybe the best recommendation that i can give this film is that i nearly broke my ankle playing football before i went to see it and i had to walk back home in the pouring rain...and i did so with a big smile on my face thanks to this film.