Himizu

Himizu

All hopes ruined by his parents.

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Release Date

9/5/2011

Runtime

129 mins

Overview

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

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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Two traumatized teenagers find each other in the wreckage of their lives and spiral into increasingly desperate darkness, challenging each other to confront the worst in themselves and the world. A raw, unsparing look at rage, damage, and the fragile line between connection and destruction.

Mood

BleakDread-soakedTenseMelancholic

Themes

FamilyIdentityIsolationComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

HandheldNaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Two-hander

Heads up

Graphic violenceChild endangermentSuicide and self-harm

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