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
Sô 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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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

3 July 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Csitt!

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,322, 10 November 2002, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$21,278, 29 June 2003

Company Credits

Production Co:

Siglo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min 136 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Quite good; slow paced and descriptive.

As i am becoming more interested in foreign films, i am continually amazed at the high quality of some of these films, especially the European ones. I am not a big fan of Asian movies, but this one scores a high on my list.

This isn't a fast film at all, which is great, as it captures the detailed makeup of these characters and their connections with ones another. Some can be too slow, but this had a steady pace giving great depth into their emotions and everyday lives. This is one aspect I like about foreign movies, attention to detail.

I am not overly keen on gay relationships, but this film was still a good watch providing some insight into gay couples and their decisions about families and children.

Overall it was a good movie. Worth watching again.

The acting was great too.