Himitsu (film)

Himitsu (秘密) is a 1999 Japanese fantasy romance film directed by Yōjirō Takita, starring Ryōko Hirosue, Kaoru Kobayashi and Kayoko Kishimoto^[1] and based on the novel Naoko by Keigo Higashino. It was released on 25 September 1999. An English-language French remake, The Secret, was released in 2007.

Himitsu
Directed by	Yōjirō Takita
Written by	Hiroshi Saitō
Based on	Naoko by Keigo Higashino
Produced by	Yasuhiro Mase Junichi Sindo Setsuro Tagami
Starring	Ryōko Hirosue Kaoru Kobayashi Kayoko Kishimoto Ken Kaneko Yuriko Ishida Hideaki Itō
Music by	Mariya Takeuchi Ryudo Uzaki
Distributed by	TBS
Release date	25 September 1999 (1999-09-25)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Ryōko Hirosue
• Kaoru Kobayashi
• Kayoko Kishimoto
• Ken Kaneko
• Yuriko Ishida
• Hideaki Itō

Reception

It was chosen as the runner-up in the Best 10 films at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival.^[2]

Award	Date	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Sitges Film Festival[3][4]	October 2000	Best Actress	Ryōko Hirosue	Won
		Best Screenplay	Hiroshi Saitō	Won
		Best Film	Himitsu	Nominated