Member Takuma Posted October 21, 2011 Member Share Posted October 21, 2011 Trailer: via Twitch and CinemaTribune "A rare film that evokes our present-day atmosphere with surprising immediacy. The story of a boy and a girl who are confronted with a horrific personal reality against the backdrop of the devastation caused by this year's earthquake in Japan. An adaptation of Minoru Furuya's successful manga of the same name, Himizu is the latest film by Sion Sono, the Japanese master of extreme filmmaking." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted October 21, 2011 Member Share Posted October 21, 2011 Gonna be a long wait for the dvd release... I want to see this now!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted July 14, 2012 Author Member Share Posted July 14, 2012 Himizu (Japan, 2011) Bad boy Sion Sono goes ever more schizophrenic with yet another foray into Japanese national madness. Set in the disaster ridden Miyagi prefecture, the devastation merely provides the background for Sono's raging social commentary on child beaters, random killings, and neo nazis. Incoherent and borderline ridiculous, the film nevertheless builds extremely strong scenes and comes out rather impressive. In a way, it's a great relief Sono has not fallen into sappy melodrama that could be expected from a Japanese film dealing with a real life tragedy. Cartoonish comic touches and the over-use of Cold Fish cast could've been done without, though. btw, the Japanese Blu-Ray does come with English subtitles! Screencaps below (click for full size): + Sono interview "Pretending that something didn't happen is a Japanese national trait." - http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/5348/Sion-Sono-The-interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted December 9, 2012 Member Share Posted December 9, 2012 Once again Sion Sono knocks this one out of the park... Another masterpiece by the master... Sion Sono is currently my favorite director right now, from the 1st frame shot to the last/ his movies is so damn intriguing and though provoking.. I'm sure Takuma will tell you all about it.. Is there like a longer cut of this film somewhere??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted December 10, 2012 Author Member Share Posted December 10, 2012 Just one version worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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