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.

Hush!
Directed byRyosuke Hashiguchi
Written byRyosuke Hashiguchi
Produced byTetsujiro Yamagami
StarringSeiichi Tanabe
Kazuya Takahashi
Reiko Kataoka
CinematographyShogo Ueno
Edited byRyosuke Hashiguchi
Music byBobby McFerrin
Distributed bySiglo
Release dates
Running time
135 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The theme song is "Hush Little Baby" from the album Hush performed by Bobby McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma.

Synopsis

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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

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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 [ja] 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

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References

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  1. ^ "ハッシュ! 映画製作・配給会社シグロ". www.cine.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ Hush! (2001) – Awards
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