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* '''Movie:''' Himizu<br />
* '''Romaji:''' Himizu<br />
* '''Japanese:''' ヒミズ<br />
* '''Director:''' [[Sion Sono]]<br />
* '''Writer:''' [[Minoru Furuya]] (manga), [[Sion Sono]]<br />
* '''Producer:''' Haruo Umekawa, Masashi Yamazaki<br />
* '''Cinematographer:''' Sohei Tanikawa <br />
* '''Release Date:''' January 14, 2012<br />
* '''Runtime:''' 129 min <br />
* '''Genre:''' Drama<br />
* '''Distributor:''' [[Gaga Corporation]]<br />
* '''Language:''' Japanese<br />
* '''Country:''' Japan<br />
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==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==<br />
Set after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, all 14-year-old Yuichi Sumida ([[Shota Sometani]]) wants to become is a regular boy and live a decent life. His environment though repeatedly drags him into the mud. He runs his parent's rental boat business, which is located next to a nondescript lake. His mother frequently comes home with different men and soon she leaves him entirely. His father only comes around looking for money. Whenever Yuichi's father is drunk he tells Yuichi "I wish you were dead."<br />
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Keiko Chazawa ([[Fumi Nikaido]]) is a classmate of Yuichi Sumida. She harbors a severe crush on Yuichi. Keiko's home life isn't much better than Yuichi's. Her mother builds a gallows with a noose in place for Keiko to take her own life. Her mother believes her life would be better off without Keiko. <br />
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Under these circumstances, Keiko pays a visit to Yuichi's home. A group of people are lingering nearyby who live in make shift tents on the property. Keiko tries to befriend Yuichi, but she is berated and even physically assaulted. She doesn't get deterred though and sticks around. <br />
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One day, the yakuza come by Yuichi's home. They look for Yuichi's father who is nowhere to be found. The men then tell Yuichi that he has to come up with 6 million Yen by tomorrow to pay off his father's debt. Yuichi already heartbroken by his mother's abandonment and abuse from his father nears a tipping point. A string of incidents then occurs that brings Yuichi's world to a screeching halt. Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Yuichi?<br />
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==Notes==<br />
# Movie is based on Minoru Furuya's manga "Himizu" (2001–2002, Young Magazine, Kodansha).<br />
# Title "Himizu" refers to a breed of moles found in Japan.<br />
# Director [[Sion Sono]] originally planned to make a straight movie adaptation of Minoru Furuya's manga, but following the Tohoku earthquake & tsunami adapted the story to fit into the post-Tohouku earthquake & tsunami Japan.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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| [[File:Himizu-Fumi Nikaido1.jpg|link=Fumi Nikaido|90px]] <br />
| [[File:Himizu-Tetsu Watanabe1.jpg|link=Tetsu Watanabe|90px]] <br />
| [[File:Himizu-Mitsuru Fukikoshi1.jpg|link=Mitsuru Fukikoshi|90px]] <br />
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| [[Shota Sometani]] <br />
| [[Fumi Nikaido]] <br />
| [[Tetsu Watanabe]] <br />
| [[Mitsuru Fukikoshi]] <br />
| [[Megumi Kagurazaka]]<br />
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| Yuichi Sumida<br />
| Keiko Chazawa<br />
| Yoruno<br />
| Keita Tamura<br />
| Keiko Tamura<br />
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| [[File:Himizu-Ken Mitsuishi.jpg|link=Ken Mitsuishi|90px]] <br />
| [[File:Himizu-Makiko Watanabe.jpg|link=Makiko Watanabe|90px]] <br />
| [[File:Himizu-Asuka Kurosawa.jpg|link=Asuka Kurosawa|90px]] <br />
| [[File:Himizu-Keisuke Horibe.jpg|link=Keisuke Horibe|90px]]<br />
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| [[Denden]] <br />
| [[Ken Mitsuishi]] <br />
| [[Makiko Watanabe]] <br />
| [[Asuka Kurosawa]] <br />
| [[Keisuke Horibe]]<br />
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| Kaneko <br />
| Yuichi's dad<br />
| Yuichi's mom<br />
| Keiko's mom<br />
| Keiko's dad<br />
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| [[File:Himizu-Jun Murakami.jpg|link=Jun Murakami|90px]] <br />
| [[File:Himizu-Yosuke Kubozuka1.jpg|link=Yosuke Kubozuka|90px]] <br />
| [[File:Himizu-Fuyuki Moto.jpg|link=Fuyuki Moto|90px]] <br />
| [[File:Himizu-Taro Suwa.jpg|link=Taro Suwa|90px]] <br />
| [[File:Himizu-Setchin Kawaya.jpg|link=Setchin Kawaya|90px]] <br />
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| [[Jun Murakami]] <br />
| [[Yosuke Kubozuka]] <br />
| [[Fuyuki Moto]] <br />
| [[Taro Suwa]] <br />
| [[Setchin Kawaya]] <br />
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| Tanimura<br />
| Teruhiko Iijima<br />
| Tetsu<br />
| Makun<br />
| Kenkichi<br />
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| [[File:Himizu-Anne Suzuki.jpg|link=Anne Suzuki|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Himizu-Takahiro Nishijima.jpg|link=Takahiro Nishijima|90px]] <br />
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| [[Yuriko Yoshitaka]] <br />
| [[Anne Suzuki]]<br />
| [[Takahiro Nishijima]] <br />
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| Miki <br />
| waitress<br />
| street performer<br />
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'''Additional Cast Members:'''<br />
* [[Toshihito Kokubo]]<br />
* [[Yuya Ishikawa]]<br />
* [[Yoshino Imamura]]<br />
* [[Satoshi Shimizu]]<br />
* [[Misa Wada]]<br />
* [[Arata Yamanaka]] - Kaneko Loan employee<br />
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==Trailers==<br />
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==Film Festivals==<br />
* [[2011 (68th) Venice Film Festival]] - August 31-September 10, 2011 - Venezia 68 *World Premiere<br />
* [[2011 (36th) Toronto International Film Festival]] - September 8-18, 2011 - Contemporary World Cinema *North American Premiere<br />
* [[2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival]] - October 6-14, 2011 - A Window on Asian Cinema<br />
* [[2011 (44rd) Sitges Film Festival]] - October 6-16, 2011 - Noves Visions - Fiction<br />
* [[2011 (8th) Hong Kong Asian Film Festival]] - October 18-November 18, 2011 - Cineaste Delights<br />
* [[2011 (26th) Mar del Plata Film Festival]] - November 5-13, 2011 - Panorama - Auteurs<br />
* [[2012 (14th) Deauville Asian Film Festival]] - March 7 - 11, 2012 - The Features Competition<br />
* [[2012 (30th) Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival]] - April 5-17, 2012 - 7th Orbit Competition<br />
* [[2012 (4th) Terracotta Far East Film Festival]] - April 12-15, 2012 *UK Premiere Closing Film<br />
* [[2012 (61st) Melbourne International Film Festival]] - August 2-19, 2012 - Accent on Asia<br />
* [[2013 (16th) Shanghai International Film Festival]] - June 15-23, 2013 - Global Village - Japan Film Week<br />
* [[2013 (14th) Japan Filmfest Hamburg]]" - May 22-26, 2013 - Noh<br />
* [[2015 (19th) Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival]] - July 16-26, 2015 - I’m (not) SONO Sion<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* '''Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress''' ([[Shota Sometani]] & [[Fumi Nikaido]]) - [[2011 (68th) Venice Film Festival]] - August 31-September 10, 2011<br />
* '''7th Orbit Prize''' - [[2012 (30th) Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival]] - April 5-17, 2012<br />
* '''Terracotta Far East Film Festival Audience Award''' - [[2012 (4th) Terracotta Far East Film Festival]] - April 12-15, 2012<br />
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==External Links==<br />
* [http://himizu.gaga.ne.jp Official site] <br />
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