Himizu

is 2011 Japanese drama film based on the manga series 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 film competed in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September. 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. Cast Shōta Sometani as Yuichi Sumida Fumi Nikaidō as Keiko Shazawa Megumi Kagurazaka Asuka Kurosawa Denden Mitsuru Fukikoshi Tetsu Watanabe Makiko Watanabe Ken Mitsuishi Jun Murakami Yōsuke Kubozuka as Teruhiko Yuriko Yoshitaka as Miki Takahiro Nishijima as You Anne Suzuki as Waitress Production Development The director Sion Sono had already written the film's script when the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on 11 March 2011. After this disaster, he decided to rewrite the script to adapt the film to this disaster.