It offers a surreal slant on post-Fukushima Japan where aggression lurks in every scene - even the romantic ones between high-schooler Yuichi (Shôta Sometani) and his stalker classmate, Keiko (Fumi Nikaidô).
Himizu(ヒミズ)
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Japan · 2011
2h 9m
Director Sion Sono
Starring Shota Sometani, Fumi Nikaido, Tetsu Watanabe, Taro Suwa
Genre Crime, Drama
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Two teenagers from troubled homes find solace in each other. They rely on each other for support and survival, but their codependency takes a dark and devastating turn. A drama based on the manga of the same name with Japan’s infamous 2011 tsunami added in.
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Because Sono tries to set the manga’s storyline, with its stylized violence, in the very real, post-earthquake/tsunami disaster area, Himizu struggles to find a coherent tone.
Over-the-top but blackly funny along the way.
The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young
Young leads Shota Sometani and Fumi Nikaidou – both experienced film actors – grow in stature as the film progresses to the achingly real final scene, where they are extraordinarily intense and effective.
Slant Magazine by Kenji Fujishima
Sion Sono's film is a vision of coming of age as trial by fire, a thunderous encapsulation of that period of transition in which adolescents try to discover themselves: their passions, their purpose, their sense of morality.
The New York Times by Miriam Bale
Mr. Sono uses sound, a low, grumbling noise like an earthquake, to convey this chaos. He also gives the film a harrowing cacophony and a sense of trauma with sound effects, including subtle echoes.
Village Voice by Pete Vonder Haar
Intermittently refreshing yet thoroughly unpleasant.
Time Out London by Tom Huddleston
Much of the film's impact stems from a pair of remarkable lead performances.
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