Hush! (2001)

Basics: 2 guys who are gay, one female who is lonely for someone to love. The woman approaches 1 of the guys and wants him to seed her would be child. Gay guy 1 moves through the movie with... See full synopsis »

Director:

Ryosuke Hashiguchi

Writer:

Ryosuke Hashiguchi (screenplay)

Stars:

Reiko Kataoka, Kazuya Takahashi, Seiichi Tanabe

6 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
So Yamanaka	...	Yuji
Ryô Iwamatsu	...	Gynecologist
Minori Terada	...	Mr. Fujikura, Ayako's Father
Yasushi Inoue	...	Mayama
Hiroshi Anan	...	Chief

Storyline

Basics: 2 guys who are gay, one female who is lonely for someone to love. The woman approaches 1 of the guys and wants him to seed her would be child. Gay guy 1 moves through the movie with all the usual angst. Gay guy 2 loves him but is just this side of giving up on gay guy 1 because he is too ambivalent. The parent and families get involved and all heck breaks loose.

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Plot Keywords:

long take | homosexuality | gynecologist | japan | gay parent | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Hush Little Baby
(Traditional)
Performed by Bobby McFerrin & Yo-Yo Ma

User Reviews

For Japanese commonplace spectators

This is one of my favorite films, even not the best. Each time I see this film, I cannot but wonder why this film, in spite of its central theme, homosexuality, gives me the impression that it's quite an ordinary film, and that homosexuality is just one of everyday matters. In other words, this film is not a special extraordinary work under cover. This is why it is full of humors, which let both straight and gay viewers smile, maybe, in a same way. This film is just the third work of the director, Ryosuke Hashiguchi, who continues to shoot marvelous films, which, certainly, have something to do with homosexuality quite casually, and most importantly, quite naturally. I am looking forward to his next film, whose theme is homosexuality or heterosexuality.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

3 July 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Hush!

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,322, 10 November 2002

Gross USA:

$21,278

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$52,462

Company Credits

Production Co:

Siglo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min 136 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby

Color:

Color