Never ones to shy away from difficult subjects, Australian Filmmaker Hamish Downie was ultimately inspired by the Marriage Equality debate in Taiwan and Australia to hold up a mirror to the situation faced by LGBT couples inJapan, especially those facing a serious illness and being ripped apart from their partners because of family and tradition, as well as societal issues such as poverty (rarely spoken about in LGBT films) and agism. 

Watch/ Listen to our interview with Producer / Writer Hamish Downie 
https://www.lotl.com/film/talks/japanese-film-breaks-silence-about-societal-issues/

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