August Without Him (1994) 彼のいない八月が / 沒有他的八月天 / 愛之八月天

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@aaronmichael1201 2 жыл бұрын

Kore-eda is a master of filmmaking, and knowing he was a decent enough man even as far back as 1994 to portray a gay man dying of AIDS with so much empathy, humanity, and kindness cements him as my favorite director. We as LGBTQIA+ people still have to fight to be seen as equal or even 2/3s the worth of straight people. When our presence is seen in art, it's often met with people calling our presence "unnecessary." Anti-queer humor was present in comedy and film even as recently as like 2018. The fact that Hirokazu was comfortable making this documentary as early in his career as he did shows what a good man he always was and is - And why he is the greatest working filmmaker. Make art. Promote empathy.

@KneecapVanisher Ай бұрын

Thank you for posting this film. Mr. Hirata was very brave to do what he did and admit these things at a time when it was heavily discouraged and dangerous to do so. I wish people now were this brave. Rest in peace, Hirata Yutaka, 1954/1955 - 1994. You’re free from this illness now.

@nickstoli 3 жыл бұрын

His sister taking care of him at the end is so touching. Don't blame her at all for wanting anonymity. Dealing with losing her brother is hard enough, but she shouldn't have to bother dealing with hateful and ignorant people.

@missinchoate Жыл бұрын

I just found this and did some digging, Hirata’s name itself was a pseudonym so there’s a lot of ambiguity to this man’s life. Which is understandable in an age like this.

@eddy23872003 2 ай бұрын

The New Yorker interviewed Yukata in a Nov. 14 1994 issue of the magazine for an article called "Hidden Death". It's not a profile of Yukata and rather gives a broader overview of prevailing attitudes towards HIV and AIDS suffers in Japan during the early 1990s. It's as can be assumed, a somber piece detailing their struggles. The author reported one of Yukata's sisters threatened suicide in case Yukata revealed his true identity, so that context adds even more heartbreak in those scenes where his eldest sister cares for him.