Himizu (ヒミズ) 13 years old

Himizu

Set after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, all 14-year-old Sumida Yuichi wants to become is a regular boy and live a decent life. His environment though repeatedly drags him into the mud. He runs his parent's rental boat business, which is located next to a nondescript lake. His mother frequently comes home with different men and soon she leaves him entirely. His father only comes around looking for money. Chazawa Keiko is a classmate of Sumida Yuichi. She harbors a severe crush on Yuichi. Keiko's home life isn't much better than Yuichi's. Her mother builds a gallows with a noose in place for Keiko to take her own life. Her mother believes her life would be better off without Keiko. Under these circumstances, Keiko pays a visit to Yuichi's home. A group of people are lingering nearby who live in makeshift tents on the property. Keiko tries to befriend Yuichi, but she is berated and even physically assaulted. She doesn't get deterred though and sticks around.

Credits

Himizu Cast

Name Character
Tetsu Watanabe He was 61, now 74 years old as Shozo
Makiko Watanabe She was 42, now 56 years old as Sumida's mother
Motoki Fukami He was 31, now 44 years old as Saburou Mutsuda
Takahiro Nishijima He was 24, now 38 years old as Busker
Yōsuke Kubozuka He was 32, now 45 years old as Teruhiko
Shōta Sometani He was 19, now 32 years old as Yuichi Sumida
Setchin Kawaya as Kenkichi
Ken Mitsuishi He was 49, now 63 years old as Sumida's father
Fumi Nikaidō She was 16, now 30 years old as Keiko Chazawa
Yuriko Yoshitaka She was 23, now 36 years old as Miki
Megumi Kagurazaka She was 28, now 42 years old as Keiko Tamura
Jun Murakami He was 38, now 51 years old as Tanimura
Keisuke Horibe He was 45, now 58 years old
Keisuke Horibe He was 45, now 58 years old as Keiko's Father
Asuka Kurosawa She was 39, now 53 years old as Keiko's Mother
Asuka Kurosawa She was 39, now 53 years old
Denden He was 61, now 74 years old as Kaneko
Toshihiro Yashiba He was 39, now 53 years old as Zenkou Tanaka
Mitsuru Fukikoshi He was 46, now 59 years old as Keita Tamura
Anne Suzuki She was 24, now 37 years old as Waitress

Himizu Crew

Name Department
Sion Sono as Director. He was 49 (now 63) years old Directing
Sion Sono as Screenplay. He was 49 (now 63) years old Writing
Minoru Furuya as Story. He was 39 (now 52) years old Writing
Himizu poster
Himizu (13 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 06, 2011
  • Runtime: 129 minutes