Himizu (film)

Himizu ? is 2011 Japanese drama film based on a manga of the same name by Minoru Furuya and directed by Sion Sono. The word himizu is the Japanese name for a species of mole.

The director Sion Sono had already written the films script when the Thoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan onMarch 2011. After this disaster, he decided to rewrite the script to adapt the film to this disaster.The lead stars of the film were officially announced onJune 2011. The lead actor for the film is Shta Sometani, who plays the role of Sumida, a 15yearold who suffers from the violence that his father inflicted onto him. Actress Fumi Nikaido will be his costar, and she will star as Chazawa, a rich girl who is Sumidas classmate. ........

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