Himizu (film)

Himizu
Film poster advertising this film in Japan
Directed bySion Sono
Written byMinoru Furuya (manga)
Sion Sono (screenplay)
Produced byHaruo Umekawa
Masashi Yamazaki
StarringShōta Sometani
Fumi Nikaidō
CinematographySohei Tanikawa
Edited byJun'ichi Itô
Music byTomohide Harada
Production
companies
Gaga
Kodansha
Studio Three Co., Ltd.
Distributed byGaga
Release dates
  • 5 September 2011 (2011-09-05) (Venice)
  • 14 January 2012 (2012-01-14) (Japan)
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Running time
130 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Himizu (ヒミズ) is 2011 Japanese drama film based on the manga series of the same name by Minoru Furuya[2] and directed by Sion Sono.[2][3] The word himizu is the Japanese name for a species of mole. The film competed in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September.[4] At the festival, Shōta Sometani and Fumi Nikaidō received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor and Actress for their work in the film.[5]

  1. ^ "Venezia 68: Programme" (PDF). Venice. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "ヒミズ on eiga.com". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 158. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  4. ^ "Venezia 68: International competition of feature films". Venice. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Official Awards of the 68th Venice Film Festival". Le Biennale di Venezia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.