Hush! (film)
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| Hush! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ryosuke Hashiguchi |
| Written by | Ryosuke Hashiguchi |
| Produced by | Tetsujiro Yamagami |
| Starring | Seiichi Tanabe Kazuya Takahashi Reiko Kataoka |
| Cinematography | Shogo Ueno |
| Edited by | Ryosuke Hashiguchi |
| Music by | Bobby McFerrin |
| Distributed by | Siglo |
Release dates |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Hush! (Japanese: ハッシュ!) is a Japanese film directed by Ryōsuke Hashiguchi, starring Seiichi Tanabe, Kazuya Takahashi and Reiko Kataoka, released in 2001.
The theme song is "Hush Little Baby" from the album Hush performed by Bobby McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma.
Synopsis
[edit]The protagonists are two gay men and a woman. The three of them have come to realize that people are inherently lonely, but they still choose to have companionship. They sense that beyond bitterness and resignation, there is new hope. As such, they overcome problems of reality and explore a new possibility and definition of "family".[1]
Cast
[edit]| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Seiichi Tanabe | Katsuhiro Kurita |
| Kazuya Takahashi | Naoya Hase |
| Reiko Kataoka | Asako Fujikura |
| Tsugumi | Emi Nagata |
| Manami Fuji | Katsumi Hase, Naoya's mother |
| Yoko Akino | Yoko Kurita, Katsuhiro's sister-in-law |
| Ken Mitsuishi | Shoji Kurita, Katsuhiro's brother |
| Magara Kanako | Kaoru Kurita, Katsuhiro's niece |
| Minori Terada | Mr. Fujikura, Asako's father |
| Tetsu Sawaki | Makoto |
| Yôsuke Saitô | Aritomo |
| Kanako Fukaura | Tadokoro |
| Natsumi Maruyama | Mai Tadokoro |
| Satoshi Yamanaka | Yūji |
| Ryō Iwamatsu | Gynecologist |
| Yasushi Inoue | Mayama |
| Hiroshi Anan | Chief Itsuchi |
| Ryo Kase | Soba-ya Cashier |
| Mutsumi Kajita | Family at soba-ya |
| Shō Kajita | Family at soba-ya |
| Tsubasa Kajita | Family at soba-ya |
| Jirō Satō | Hirose |
| Naoko Satō | Masa |
| Sakura Kawasaki | Horiuchi |
| Taiju Okayasu | Hiro |
| Daishi Matsunaga | Hiro's boyfriend |
| Manabu Ino | Master |
| Kazutoshi Harada | Tenant |
| Hiroo Takagi | Young man at beginning |
| Asami Sawaki | Nurse from Mitsuka Dental Clinic |
| Maiko Shimizu | Nurse from Mitsuka Dental Clinic |
| Akira the Hustler | Macho man |
| Shūko Itō | Woman from Obstetrics/Gynecology room |
| Kazue Takani | Nurse from nurse center |
| Rie Hariwara | Pregnant woman giving birth |
| Seiji Īnuma | Swimming instructor |
| Megumi Ujie | Pregnant woman in the swimming pool |
| Yō Yazawa yō | Pregnant woman in the swimming pool |
| Osawa Keiko | Family restaurant waitress |
| Masaki Iwabuchi | |
| Naotaka Ichimura | |
| Sasaki Osamu | |
| Tomoki Mukai | |
| Kei Hattori | |
| Yōhei Nakano |
Awards
[edit]- 2002 – Hochi Film Awards: Best Actor (Seiichi Tanabe)
- 2002 – Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Actress (Reiko Kataoka)
- 2003 – Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actress (Reiko Kataoka)
- 2003 – Yokohama Film Festival: Best Film, Best Director (Ryosuke Hashiguchi), Best Actor (Seiichi Tanabe)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "ハッシュ！ 映画製作・配給会社シグロ". www.cine.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ Hush! (2001) – Awards
External links
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