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Himizu

Play trailer Poster for Himizu 2011,  2h 9m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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100% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 72% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Two teenagers living in post-tsunami Japan commit violent acts against wrongdoers.
Himizu

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Critics Consensus

Himizu tells a coming-of-age story writ large, with powerfully realized characters used to explore impactful -- albeit uncomfortable -- ideas on a national scale.

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Marc Walkow Film Comment Magazine Jul 19, 2018
The setting is simultaneously breathtaking and heartbreaking. Go to Full Review
Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter Jul 19, 2018
Himizu is still not an easy film to like, but the topicality of its message about national pain and rebuilding could attract some offshore sales following its Venice and Toronto debuts. Go to Full Review
Miriam Bale New York Times Mar 13, 2014
[Mr. Sono] gives the film a harrowing cacophony and a sense of trauma with sound effects, including subtle echoes. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 29, 2019
3/5
It's the compelling duo at the center of the film that lends a sincerity often absent from Sono's oeuvre. Go to Full Review
Patrick Gamble CineVue Jan 8, 2019
4/5
Sono has successfully fashioned through his endearingly distinguishable style a harrowing allegory of a damaged society which both screams out for a drastic political change whilst also presenting a vigorously absorbing revenge tragedy. Go to Full Review
Mark Schilling Japan Times Jul 19, 2018
The overheated emotions and overamped screeching would have soon become unbearable if Sono hadn't also carefully stylized everything from the acting to the art direction - a welcome (if thin) form of visual and mental insulation. Go to Full Review
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Anakin P Nov 4, 2017 Not quite what I expected. Well acted, but a lot of violence and extremely bleak. I get that it's probably a metaphor for the tsunami which has affected the lives of many of these characters, but even so, it's a hard one to warm to. The slapping around of the 14 year old girl made me uncomfortable to watch too. I realize she slaps him also, but he starts it. A lot of unlike able characters in this. See more
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Sion Sono

Director

Tetsu Watanabe

Shozo

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Keita tamura

Megumi Kagurazaka

Keiko tamura

Ken Mitsuishi

Sumida's father

Makiko Watanabe

Sumida's mother

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two teenagers living in post-tsunami Japan commit violent acts against wrongdoers.
Director
Sion Sono
Producer
Haruo Umekawa, Masashi Yamazaki
Screenwriter
Sion Sono
Production Co
Kôdansha, GAGA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 29, 2019
Runtime
2h 9m
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