Gozu

2003 2h 10m JA

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6.8

SOLID

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73%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

⭐

6.9

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 247🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 13,069

HorrorComedyCrimeThrillerMysteryDrama

Synopsis

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Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Show Aikawa
Ozaki
Yūta Sone
Minami
Kimika Yoshino
Female Ozaki
Shōhei Hino
Nose
Keiko Tomita
Innkeeper
Harumi Sone
Innkeeper's Brother
Renji Ishibashi
Boss
Kenichi Endo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Sakichi Sato
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 7

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Kazushige Tanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yasushi Shimamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Show Aikawa and Yūta Sone and Kimika Yoshino carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0361668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Miike directs. Kazushige Tanaka behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Yasushi Shimamura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Kazushige Tanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yasushi Shimamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Show Aikawa and Yūta Sone and Kimika Yoshino carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0361668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.