Honogurai mizu no soko kara

Hideo Nakata

Kôji Suzuki
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Ken'ichi Suzuki
Takashige Ichise
Hideo Nakata

[Cast Group]
Actor: Hitomi Kuroki | Character: Yoshimi Matsubara
Actor: Rio Kanno | Character: Ikuko Matsubara (6 years old)
Actor: Mirei Oguchi | Character: Mitsuko Kawai
Actor: Asami Mizukawa | Character: Ikuko Hamada (16 years old)
Actor: Fumiyo Kohinata | Character: Kunio Hamada
Actor: Yū Tokui | Character: Ohta (real-estate agent)
Actor: Isao Yatsu | Character: Kamiya (apartment manager)
Actor: Shigemitsu Ogi | Character: Kishida (Yoshimi's lawyer)
Actor: Maiko Asano | Character: Young Yoshimi's Teacher
Actor: Yukiko Ikari | Character: Young Yoshimi
Actor: Shinji Nomura | Character: Male Mediator
Actor: Kiriko Shimizu | Character: Female Mediator
Actor: Teruko Hanahara | Character: Old Lady (twin, elder)
Actor: Youko Yasuda | Character: Old Lady (twin, younger)
Actor: Shichirou Gou | Character: Nishioka
Actor: Chisako Hara | Character: Kayo
Actor: Tôru Shinagawa | Character: Principal
Actor: Rie Hagiwara | Character: Nursery Teacher B
Actor: Erika Hatanaka | Character: Nursery Teacher D
Actor: Youko Hujimoto | Character: Housewife
Actor: Hibiki Izawa | Character: Nursery Teacher C
Actor: Erika Kuroishi | Character: Kiyomi
Actor: Tarō Suwa | Character: Boss of Yoshimi Matsubara
Actor: Minako Tsuda | Character: Nursery Teacher A
Actor: Chihiro Ôtsuka | Character: Reiko

[Directors Group]
Name: Hideo Nakata | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kôji Suzuki | Role: Writer
Name: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Role: Writer
Name: Ken'ichi Suzuki | Role: Writer
Name: Takashige Ichise | Role: Writer
Name: Hideo Nakata | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Takashige Ichise | Role: Producer
Name: Kyle Jones | Role: Producer
Name: John Ledford | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Williams | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Kenji Kawai | Role: Composer
Name: Shikao Suga | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jun'ichirô Hayashi | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Nobuyuki Takahashi | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Masashi Yamaguchi | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Katsumi Nakazawa | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Ryoji Matsumoto | Role: Set Decorator

[Makeup Department]
Name: Yûichi Matsui | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Katsuhiro Ogawa | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Masaki Adachi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Jacob A. Gragard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Cesar Inserny | Role: Sound Department
Name: Masayuki Iwakura | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kiyoshi Kakizawa | Role: Sound Department
Name: Akihiko Okase | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kenji Shibasaki | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Shûichi Kishiura | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Taro 'Kougaku' Ave | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuaki Hashimoto | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Kawabata | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Shuichi Narita | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Takanori Sato | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Takeshi Uchida | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Harumi Yokota | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Daisuke Akazawa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kozuka Kazuya | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sinya Kocho | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Meichô Tomiyama | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sei Yokoyama | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Patrick Givens | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Neil O'Sullivan | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Marta Bechtol | Role: Production Department
Name: Miyuki Kamiya | Role: Production Department
Name: Paul Mericle | Role: Production Department
Name: Sara Muir | Role: Production Department
Name: Maki Nagano | Role: Production Department
Name: Carole Pavlik | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Chris Ayres | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jessica Boone | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shelley Calene-Black | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gabi Chennisi Duncombe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jay Hickman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Toru Iwakami | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kyle Jones | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tarô Kuwayama | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Laskowski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andy McAvin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elda Olivieri | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shoko Oono | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ted Pfister | Role: Additional Crew
Name: J. Michael Stovall | Role: Additional Crew

Official Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1872216857/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1872216857/1434659529640-260ouz-1633651679094.mp4?Expires=1788290686&Signature=Jp-m2o0owNssFhMpjEFjqVZ0krFnLLK0b8d25IDWLBe7gBIzY6d9Q57cov-BFbc4j0FZ0RC1E3tvrrZgtZRaVuhJMCnV7~ZRiLL6zNWz5qIFMjzLKppjcbWDKvFPSGKOMj8vyuhAcmNLCZDlA-fRhrFhKCOXjyS5LUcxccsvVaIRDw2VMBw8uzL3~6x1Ba~yTNB4RVlPusLCFOllsF-3-uJUGwgWsm2aOiVI33I8kqGPyMUa8sthQPgIxzRA1uSSCt6xXQF0e9bT4-7tmeKbb-A0PGKYrhMIkmxzLyAMCtrdD7vGaLWh1795PHlFZZUoo-nOV6VD-J9WvdlZtI4KrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Japan: January 19, 2002
Germany: February 7, 2002 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Belgium: March 21, 2002 (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)
Singapore: June 6, 2002
Australia: June 8, 2002 (Sydney Film Festival)
Russia: June 27, 2002 (Moscow Film Festival)
South Korea: July 2002 (Bucheon International Film Festival)
Taiwan: July 26, 2002
United Kingdom: August 17, 2002 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Malaysia: September 19, 2002
Finland: September 22, 2002 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Spain: October 8, 2002 (Sitges Film Festival)
Poland: October 10, 2002 (Warsaw Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 27, 2002 (Raindance Film Festival)
Spain: November 4, 2002 (Semana de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de San Sebastián)
Sweden: November 9, 2002 (Uppsala Horror Film Festival)
United States: November 9, 2002 (AFI Fest)
Sweden: November 16, 2002 (Stockholm International Film Festival)
France: January 2003 (Gérardmer Film Festival)
Spain: February 14, 2003
South Korea: February 21, 2003
France: February 26, 2003
United States: April 6, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Netherlands: April 13, 2003 (Fantastic Film Festival)
Belgium: April 23, 2003
Russia: May 15, 2003
United Kingdom: June 6, 2003
Ireland: June 6, 2003
Kazakhstan: June 10, 2003
Finland: July 11, 2003 (Midnight Movie Madness)
Denmark: July 26, 2003 (J-horror cavalcade)
Philippines: July 30, 2003 (Manila)
Sweden: August 6, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Germany: August 15, 2003 (Hamburg Fantasy Filmfest)
Philippines: August 20, 2003 (Davao)
Finland: August 29, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Germany: September 4, 2003 (video premiere)
South Korea: September 19, 2003 (Megabox Japan Film Festival)
Denmark: October 10, 2003
Norway: October 16, 2003 (Bergen International Film Festival)
Norway: October 22, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Poland: November 21, 2003
Turkey: December 5, 2003
Netherlands: February 26, 2004
Romania: March 5, 2004
Argentina: March 3, 2005 (video premiere)
Italy: April 28, 2005 (dvd release)
United States: June 21, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Peru: August 18, 2005
Mexico: October 13, 2005 (video premiere)
Hungary: November 30, 2005 (DVD premiere)
France: October 16, 2021 (4K restoration, Grand Lyon Film Festival)
France: April 13, 2022 (re-release, 4K restoration)

Winner | 2003 | Gérardmer Film Festival | Grand Prize | Hideo Nakata, Dark Water
Winner | 2003 | Gérardmer Film Festival | Youth Jury Grand Prize | Hideo Nakata, Dark Water
Winner | 2003 | Gérardmer Film Festival | International Critics Award | Hideo Nakata, Dark Water
Winner | 2002 | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Special Mention | Hideo Nakata, Dark Water
Nominee | 2002 | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Best Film | Hideo Nakata, Dark Water
Winner | 2002 | Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF) | Silver Raven | Hideo Nakata, Dark Water
Winner | 2002 | Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival | Jury's Choice Award | Feature Film | Hideo Nakata, Dark Water
Nominee | 2004 | Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards | SIYAD Award | Best Foreign Film | Dark Water | 11th Place

Spain: USD 18490
France: USD 298906
Japan: USD 906344
South Korea: USD 376748
Russia - CIS: USD 96879
Period: May 28 – 31, 2026 | Rank: 127 | Weeks in release: 62 | Theaters: 1 | Interval gross: USD 318 | Per theater average: USD 318
Period: May 7 – 10, 2026 | Rank: 90 | Weeks in release: 59 | Theaters: 2 | Interval gross: USD 958 | Per theater average: USD 479
Period: Mar 27 – 30, 2025 | Rank: 142 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Interval gross: USD 364 | Per theater average: USD 364