Gozu (??????????????? Gokud? ky?fu dai-gekij?: Gozu, literally: Yakuza Horror Theatre: Cow's Head) is a 2003 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike and written by Sakichi Sato.
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Directed by | Takashi Miike |
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Written by | Sakichi Sato |
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Music by | Kôji Endô |
Cinematography | Kazunari Tanaka |
Edited by | Yasushi Shimamura |
Distributed by | Cinema Epoch |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | $58,202 |
Screenplay
Structurally, Gozu is a succession of bizarre scenes sandwiched between a storyline involving Minami’s search for his Yakuza brother Ozaki in a small town, that is reminiscent of the episodic quests in Greek Mythology.
- Hideki Sone as Minami
- Show Aikawa as Ozaki
- Kimika Yoshino as Female Ozaki
- Shohei Hino as Nose
- Keiko Tomita as Innkeeper
- Harumi Sone as Innkeeper's Brother
- Renji Ishibashi as Boss
Shot on a low budget, the movie was originally planned for release on DVD but its positive reception at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2003 secured its theatrical release overseas. The film received mostly positive reviews from the New York Times, BBC, Washington Post and internet sites Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB, with most critics commenting on the deeply surreal and disjointed nature of the film.