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Gozu

2003 · 130 min

A queasy, deadpan drift through dream logic where mundane errands curdle into grotesque, inexplicable encounters you can't look away from.

Overview
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.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • madness
  • isolation
  • loyalty
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour6
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy, crime, thriller, mystery, drama
Directed by
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Starring
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Languages
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