The Slight Fever of a 20-Year-Old


1h 49m 1999

Brief Synopsis

An alienated student unsure of his sexuality hustles nights in Tokyo's gay-bar district but also has a girlfriend. Parents, school, love and sex no longer have much meaning for him.

Film Details

Also Known As
Hatachi no binetsu, Slight Fever of a 20-Year-Old, Touch of Fever, A
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Pony Canyon, Inc.

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

Synopsis

An alienated student unsure of his sexuality hustles nights in Tokyo's gay-bar district but also has a girlfriend. Parents, school, love and sex no longer have much meaning for him.

Film Details

Also Known As
Hatachi no binetsu, Slight Fever of a 20-Year-Old, Touch of Fever, A
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Pony Canyon, Inc.

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in France June 23, 1999

Released in United States November 1, 2005

Released in United States on DVD November 1, 2005

Feature directorial debut for Ryosuke Hashiguchi.

Shown at Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival September 30 - October 13, 1994.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum of Young Cinema) February 11-22, 1993.

Shown at Frankfurt Lesbian & Gay Film Festival April 13-17, 1994.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 20 - June 12, 1994.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 1-17, 1993.

Shown in New York City (The Japan Society) as part of program "Leading Lights: Independent Japanese Cinema" October 28 - December 8, 1995.

Shown in New York City (Walter Reade Theater) as part of program "Leading Lights: Independent Japanese Cinema" October 27 - November 16, 1995.

16mm

color

Released in France June 23, 1999

Released in United States November 1, 2005

Released in United States on DVD November 1, 2005