Himizu
“All hopes ruined by his parents.”
Two 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying on one another for emotional and physical support.
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Cast
29 people
Shota Sometani
Yuichi Sumida
Known for
The Boy and the Beast
Suzume
Fumi Nikaido
Keiko Chazawa
Known for
Shōgun
Lesson of the Evil
Tetsu Watanabe
Shozo Yoruno
Known for
Princess Mononoke
Sonatine
Ken Mitsuishi
Sumida's Father
Known for
THE DAYS
Audition
Denden
Kaneko
Known for
THE DAYS
Cold Fish
Tarō Suwa
Maa-kun
Known for
Cold Fish
Fear and Trembling
Hidetoshi Kawaya
Kenkichi
Known for
Yu Yu Hakusho
Antiporno
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Keita Tamura
Known for
Cold Fish
THE DAYS
Megumi Kagurazaka
Keiko Tamura
Known for
Guilty of Romance
The Whispering Star
Yosuke Kubozuka
Teruhiko
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Giri/Haji
Asuka Kurosawa
Keiko's Mother
Known for
A Snake of June
Cold Fish
Makiko Watanabe
Sumida's Mother
Known for
Drops of God
Love Exposure
Sion Sono Director · Minoru Furuya Story Sohei Tanikawa Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · United States release August 14, 2014 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,234,841
Production
Studio Three
Production
Kodansha
Production
GAGA Corporation
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ヒミズ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 2011
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan · January 14, 2012
Theatrical
United States · August 14, 2014
Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
February 1, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Germany
June 28, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
October 21, 2011 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
South Korea
October 31, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 6, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
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