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.

[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] The director Sion Sono had already written the film's script when the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on 11 March 2011.

[7] Additional cast members of the film are Yōsuke Kubozuka, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Anne Suzuki and singer Takahiro Nishijima.

[9] Nishijima is from the music group AAA,[8] and also previously starred in Sion Sono's 2009 award-winning film Love Exposure.