Himizu (2011)

Himizu: Directed by Sion Sono. With Shôta Sometani, Fumi Nikaidô, Tetsu Watanabe, Mitsuru Fukikoshi. After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.

“For those who have watched Ki-Duk Kimu0026#39;s Address Unknown, wild animals, bad guy or others, this Himizu could fit in that series of films. Personally, as I just mentioned, I find this movie highly influenced by Ki-Duk Kimu0026#39;s style in the first hour and then by Fyodor Dostoyevskyu0026#39;s classic novel: Crime and Punishment in the second hour, with the girl encouraging the boy to turn himself in. This mixture between the korean director and the classic Russian novel makes a superb drama that can please both sono u0026amp; Kimu0026#39;s fans. I also find Sono away from his classic films such as Suicide Club, Norikou0026#39;s Dinner Table, Coldfish, Strange Circus, etc. In Himizu thereu0026#39;s the tendency to a drama more than a bizarre film like the classic ones of this director, yet a superb one.”