
Minami, a junior member of a Japanese underworld organisation, is sent on a road trip with a senior colleague, Ozaki. Ozaki is to be bumped off, as he is now a liability to the organisation. On the way Ozaki disappears under mysterious circumstances.... (Full plot summary below)
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Minami, a junior member of a Japanese underworld organisation, is sent on a road trip with a senior colleague, Ozaki. Ozaki is to be bumped off, as he is now a liability to the organisation. On the way Ozaki disappears under mysterious circumstances.
Leave your thoughts about Gozu.
| Film ThreatJeremy KnoxGozu is a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a cow's head. If you think that this last statement doesn't make any sense, just watch the movie. |
| Film ScoutsJason GorberBeat's back, with another Yakuza flick under his (black?) belt. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerGozu is prime evidence in the argument that gonzo gangster movie maverick Takashi Miike is a major director goofing on minor works. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanIt somehow feels richly, hilariously real, even -- at its most bizarre -- familiar. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereMiike is quite a find, especially since Lynch ... has slowed down in recent years. |
| Movie GazetteAnton BitelCriminal and infernal underworlds merge in Miike's hilariously transgressive freakshow of love, death and rebirth. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonI'm not sure what it really is about, but it's one hell of a ride. |
| Film Journal InternationalLewis BealeFeaturing an incomprehensible plot and some of the grossest scenes in recent memory, Gozu is nothing if not original. Whether anyone will care is another matter entirely. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussThis is the strongest stuff for film extremists who've just gotta have it. |
| BBC.comJamie RussellA one-way ticket to Weirdsville, it occasionally ambles into cul-de-sacs of its own making, but ultimately proves that Miike is one of the most consistently innovative and unpredictable directors in the world. |