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Himizu (2011)

| Crime, Drama | 14 January 2012 (Japan)
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After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.

Director:

Sion Sono

Writers:

Minoru Furuya (manga), Sion Sono (screenplay)

Stars:

Shôta Sometani, Fumi Nikaidô, Tetsu Watanabe | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Shôta Sometani ... Yuichi
Fumi Nikaidô ... Keiko
Tetsu Watanabe ... Shozo
Mitsuru Fukikoshi ... Keita tamura
Megumi Kagurazaka ... Keiko tamura
Ken Mitsuishi Ken Mitsuishi ... Sumida's father
Makiko Watanabe ... Sumida's mother
Asuka Kurosawa Asuka Kurosawa
Denden ... Kaneko
Jun Murakami ... Tanimura
Yôsuke Kubozuka ... Teruhiko
Yuriko Yoshitaka Yuriko Yoshitaka ... Miki
Takahiro Nishijima Takahiro Nishijima ... You
Anne Suzuki ... Waitress
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Moto Fuyuki Moto Fuyuki ... Tetsu
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Storyline

After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.

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Plot Keywords:

disturbed person | crying man | mass murder | stalking | crying woman | See All (142) »

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

14 January 2012 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Krtica See more »
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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$472,855
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Company Credits

Production Co:

GAGA, Himizu Film Partners, Kôdansha See more »
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The Sumida Boathouse was not an existing boathouse. It was constructed especially for the film. The shack in the middle of the lake was also constructed for the film. See more »

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Referenced in Making of Himizu (2012) See more »

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Adagio For Strings
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boring
11 October 2012 | by eternalkp – See all my reviews

After Love Exposure, I want to give this director's other movies a go. What a mistake, this movie stinks. How could a director who is capable of making something exciting to watching like LOVE EXPOSURE makes something horrible as HIMIZU is beyond me.

I like movies that are different. This movie is different. But also very dull and boring. No one could relate to any of the characters depicted.

This movies has a lot of uninteresting WTF moments that make no sense at all. I fell asleep twice watching this movie. The protagonist is depicted as mind-numbingly dull fellow. The girl is retarded. Actually all of the characters are retarded. I wonder if the radiation has something with it.

I highly don't recommend this movie. What a waste of time.
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