Himizu (2011)
Overview
After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 10.377 |
Directed By
Sion Sono
Crew
Sion Sono
Sion Sono
Minoru Furuya
Tomohide Harada
Junichi Ito
Takashi Matsuzuka
Sohei Tanikawa
TOP CAST
Shota Sometani
Yuichi Sumida
Fumi Nikaido
Keiko Chazawa
Tetsu Watanabe
Shozo Yoruno
Tarô Suwa
Maa-kun
Hidetoshi Kawaya
Kenkichi
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Keita Tamura
Megumi Kagurazaka
Keiko Tamura
Ken Mitsuishi
Sumida's Father
Makiko Watanabe
Sumida's Mother
Fuyuki Moto
Tetsu
Asuka Kurosawa
Keiko's Mother
Keisuke Horibe
Keiko's Father
Denden
Kaneko
Jun Murakami
Tanimura
Yosuke Kubozuka
Teruhiko
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Miki
Takahiro Nishijima
Busker
Anne Suzuki
Waitress
Hirofumi Arai
Shu
Tasuku Nagaoka
Yuji
Motoki Fukami
Saburou Mutsuda
Toshihiro Yashiba
Zenkou Tanaka
Chika Uchida
Pregnant Woman
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