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Himizu
Himizu

Himizu

All hopes ruined by his parents.

Genres

CrimeDrama

OverView

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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

129 mins

Rating

7.083/10

Release Date

05 September 2011

Country

Japan

Cast

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Yuichi Sumida

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Keiko Chazawa

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Shozo Yoruno

Tarô Suwa

Tarô Suwa

Maa-kun

Hidetoshi Kawaya

Hidetoshi Kawaya

Kenkichi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Keita Tamura

Megumi Kagurazaka

Megumi Kagurazaka

Keiko Tamura

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Sumida's Father

Makiko Watanabe

Makiko Watanabe

Sumida's Mother

Fuyuki Moto

Fuyuki Moto

Tetsu

Asuka Kurosawa

Asuka Kurosawa

Keiko's Mother

Keisuke Horibe

Keisuke Horibe

Keiko's Father

Denden

Denden

Kaneko

Jun Murakami

Jun Murakami

Tanimura

Yosuke Kubozuka

Yosuke Kubozuka

Teruhiko

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Miki

Takahiro Nishijima

Takahiro Nishijima

Busker

Anne Suzuki

Anne Suzuki

Waitress

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Shu

Tasuku Nagaoka

Tasuku Nagaoka

Yuji

Motoki Fukami

Motoki Fukami

Saburou Mutsuda

Toshihiro Yashiba

Toshihiro Yashiba

Zenkou Tanaka

Chika Uchida

Chika Uchida

Pregnant Woman

Yuya Ishikawa

Yuya Ishikawa

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