Stigma and Discrimination

SLIGHT FEVER OF A 20-TEAR OLD (TOUCH OF FEVER). JAPAN Review: This film became a surprising hit in Japan despite its gay themes as young women lined up for hours to watch it. Tatsuro is a young man who keeps whatever emotions he may be feeling buried deep inside himself. He's not close to his family, despite attempts by his father to be part of his son's life. He lives by himself in an apartment while he finishes college. To pay for all this, he has taken a job as a hustler, turning tricks. You never know if Tatsuro is gay or straight because to him sex is sex and the partner involved is almost incidental. This is a very subtle film that looks at what lies beneath the surface. The emotions we keep hidden away and are afraid to show to the world or the emotions that we can't hide and that are all too clear to anyone who bothers to look.