Himizu vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.1/10 for Himizu). Himizu is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2011). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Himizu
The Shawshank Redemption| Himizu | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Fumi Nikaido, Ken Mitsuishi, Denden, Tarō Suwa, Toru Tezuka | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Himizu
After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.
The Shawshank Redemption
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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