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Hush!

2001 · 135 min

A quiet, gentle exploration of loneliness and unconventional family, told with wry humor and deep compassion.

Directed by: Ryosuke Hashiguchi
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Reiko Kataoka, Kazuya Takahashi, Seiichi Tanabe

Tagline: Two guys, a girl, and the desire for a baby.
Overview: Naoya and Katsuhiro are boyfriends, new in their relationship. Things are uneven at first—Naoya is open and free while Katsuhiro is cautious and closeted—but nothing compares to the chaos that arrives when Asako, a troubled woman with a history of psychiatric problems, abortions, and casual sex, asks Katsuhiro to conceive a child with her.

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Directed by: Ryosuke Hashiguchi
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Reiko Kataoka, Kazuya Takahashi, Seiichi Tanabe

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loneliness
found family
identity
love
parenthood
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Ryosuke Hashiguchi
Written by: Ryosuke Hashiguchi
Starring: Reiko Kataoka, Kazuya Takahashi, Seiichi Tanabe, Tsugumi, Tetsu Sawaki, So Yamanaka, Kanako Fukaura, Yousuke Saito
Cinematography: Shogo Ueno
Runtime: 135 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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