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A Touch of Fever
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Wikipedia article
is a Japanese film directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi, starring Yoshihiko Hakamada and Masashi End. It was released in 1993.
It was shot on 16 millimeter film with a small budget and no payment for the actors or the director. It was awarded a PFF Scholarship (which supports the production of one film for theatrical release each year).Jasper Sharp It was then screened in Berlin Film Festival.David A. Gerstner (Editor)
Plot
Tatsuru and Shinichir are two young male hustlers in Japan. The older one, Tatsuru, disconnects himself from his emotions in order to perform his job. The younger Shinichir, meanwhile, grows uncomfortable with the work once he has fallen in love with Tatsuru. After Shinichir gets thrown out of his parents' house, he stays at Tatsuru's apartment, and their once casual relationship awkwardly develops into something else.
Cast
* Yoshihiko Hakamada as Tatsuru Shimamori
* Masashi End as Shinichir Miyajima
* Reiko Kataoka as Yoriko Suzuki
* Sumiyo Yamada as Atsumi
* Kji Sat as Master
* Bunmei Harada as Kawakubo
* Kta Kusano as Takashi
* Yichi Kawaguchi as ta
* Hiroshi Okchi as Customer
* Tar Ishida as Yoriko's Father
* Wakaba Irie as Yoriko's Mother
Reception
Reaction in Japan
The film was a commercial success, surprising given its subject matter. It was nothing less than a breakthrough for real life gay-oriented films in Japan, as well as 'Okoge' (1992) and 'Kira kira Hikaru' (also known as 'Twinkle') in 1992.Mark J. McLelland The film also introduced the word 'gay' into Japanese society.References
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