Rent Gozu (2003)
3.5 of 5 from 84 ratings
2h 10min
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- Synopsis:
Senior Yakuza, Ozaki, appears to be going mad. What began as minor eccentricities have become major problems endangering not only himself but also members of his brotherhood. There is only one option left to the boss - to dispose of him. He orders Minami to take Ozaki to the Yakuza disposal dump in Nagoya and to report him once the job is done. On the way to Nagoya, Ozaki is killed accidentally. After Minami reports the news to his boss, he returns to the car to find that the body has gone. From here, we enter a surreal world of bizarre characters and unnatural goings-on, where the only people stranger than the lactating inn owner and the autistic spiritual medium are the mysterious cow-headed demon and the Yakuza who can't make love without a strategically placed ladle for added stimulation... If you thought you'd seen it all - think again. - Actors:
- Yûta Sone, Shô Aikawa, Kimika Yoshino, Shôhei Hino, Keiko Tomita, Harumi Sone, Renji Ishibashi, Ken'ichi Endô, Kanpei Hazama, Masaya Katô, Tamio Kawaji, Susumu Kimura, Hiroyuki Nagato, Hitoshi Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Ozawa, Sakichi Satô, Tokitoshi Shiota, Tetsurô Tanba, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
- Directors:
- Takashi Miike
- Producers:
- Kanako Koido, Harumi Sone
- Writers:
- Sakichi Satô
- Aka:
- Gokudô kyôfu dai-gekijô: Gozu
- Studio:
- Tartan Asia Extreme
- Genres:
- Drama, Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
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Reviews (1) of Gozu
Milk, Mayhem and a Man in a Cow Mask - Gozu review by griggs
Gozu feels like Takeshi Miike took a yakuza flick, hired Jodorowsky as script editor, set it in Twin Peaks, dipped the whole thing in warm milk, and left it out to curdle. What begins as a straightforward job–disposing of an increasingly unhinged gangster–quickly spirals into a dreamlike descent into hell, complete with cow-headed demons, a lactating landlady, and the most traumatising rebirth science this side of Cronenberg.
Miike doesn’t just blur genre lines–he incinerates them. Horror, comedy, noir, and surrealist nightmare clash in a delirious stew that offers no explanations and zero closure. You’re either on board or completely adrift by the halfway mark. But that’s the fun: cinematic roulette, with Miike spinning the wheel while cackling behind the camera.
Is it brilliant? Maybe. Is it nonsense? Definitely. But it’s Miike’s kind of nonsense–unapologetically grotesque, hysterically unhinged, and oddly unforgettable.
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