August Without Him (1994)

Hirata Yukata became the first man in Japan to publicly acknowledge that he had contracted HIV through gay sex. Filmed over a series of months, the documentary contrasts his public life as an outspoken figure on the lecture circuit with his personal descent into illness and death.

Released Aug. 30, 1994 77 min None+

Genres: Biography, Documentary

Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, imdb.gay, mdblist.imdb-tv-movie

Production Companies: TV Man Union

Country: Japan
Production Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese