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Gozu

Gokudô kyôfu dai-gekijô: Gozu

2003

Takashi Miike

Hideki Sone, Sho Aikawa, Kimika Yoshino, Shôhei Hino ...

6.3

1,763

Horror. Drama Minami, a member of the Azamawari crew, highly respects his Aniki (brother) Ozaki who has saved his life in the past. However, lately Ozaki's eccentricities (like claiming that a Chihuahua hs sees is a 'Yakuza attack dog') have been making everyone wonder about his sanity. Chairman Azamawari is unsympathetic to Ozaki's little outbursts and secretly orders Minami to take Ozaki to a disposal facility in the city of Nagoya. There, the fate ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Even as it fails -- or rather, refuses -- to make sense, 'Gozu' has a witty, surreal allure."	POS
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"For such a gonzo experiment, 'Gozu' is surprisingly linear and only intermittingly funny (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Carol Murphy BBC	"[Takashi Miike] is without a doubt one of the most singular talents based simply on the strength of 'Gozu'."	POS
United Kingdom	Tony Rayns Time Out	"A movie that tries a little too hard for the midnight-show market while neglecting the dynamics of its own warped story-arc."	NEU
United Kingdom	Will Lawrence Empire	"In its effort to be extreme at every turn, it's not too concerned with things like 'plot' or 'making sense'. It is nonetheless, good, dirty fun (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle	"It’s fun, sure, but like sex with a Cuisinart you wouldn’t want to do it every day (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU

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