Himizu

Extreme Japanese director Shion Sono (Cold Fish) adapts Minoru Furuya’s manga of the same name, following a boy and a girl who embark on a campaign of violence against wrong-doers in the disastrous aftermath of a massive earthquake.

"At 15, Sumida is left alone to manage the family’s languishing boat-rental business and fend off his drunk and penniless father’s bouts of violence. Sumida sees his simple dream for an ordinary future rapidly evaporating before his eyes. Sharing similarly humble but fading dreams is his classmate Keiko Chazawa, who also happens to have a major crush on him, even though Sumida seems deeply annoyed by her presence. When Sumida’s father shows up one night and, for the hundredth time, curses his son for being born - wishing him dead so he can collect on his life insurance - the young boy can no longer contain his repressed anger." (Toronto International Film Festival)

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