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.

• Parental Guidance: PG-13
• Release Date: 1994-08-30
• Runtime: 1h 17min
• Production Company: TV Man Union
• Production Country: Japan
• Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda