GOZU opens with one of my favorite scenes ever and then continues down a nightmarish road that only Takashi Miike could pave. Where does this road lead? I could tell you, but I'd have to lick your ear for a little while. That's just how this movie rolls.

This film, to me, feels like a Japanese version of 'Alice in Wonderland' that was written, directed, and edited by currently institutionalized minotaurs. Here's the plot: Takashi Miike goes insane and jerks off all over the screen for two hours. And it's completely horrifying and hypnotic and beautiful and wut. The best kind of wut.

P.S. Don't watch this unless you want to see an elderly Japanese woman lactate profusely. I personally love that kind of stuff, but hey, it's not for everyone.

Always on the verge of too overtly revealing its Lynchian-exercise hand, but continually finding new thematic diversions/non-sequitirs.

Particular highlight: The seemingly real "landmarks" of a small Japanese town, in particular its frequently used junkyard.

There are barely words to properly describe this unique cinematic experience. People have mentioned David Lynch and there are echoes of Lost Highway but there is so much more and to describe it as a black comedy simply does the anarchic/surrealist/manic humour no justice at all. Beautifully shot, this is a pleasure to watch from beginning to end with much to ponder along the creepy way. Not particularly violent but there are most unsettling moments and a finale that even Miike is unlikely to ever top. Amazing and great fun.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

The most disturbing movie you'll ever see

Always on the verge of too overtly revealing its Lynchian-exercise hand, but continually finding new thematic diversions/non-sequitirs.

Particular highlight: The seemingly real "landmarks" of a small Japanese town, in particular its frequently used junkyard.

GOZU opens with one of my favorite scenes ever and then continues down a nightmarish road that only Takashi Miike could pave. Where does this road lead? I could tell you, but I'd have to lick your ear for a little while. That's just how this movie rolls.

This film, to me, feels like a Japanese version of 'Alice in Wonderland' that was written, directed, and edited by currently institutionalized minotaurs. Here's the plot: Takashi Miike goes insane and jerks off all over the screen for two hours. And it's completely horrifying and hypnotic and beautiful and wut. The best kind of wut.

P.S. Don't watch this unless you want to see an elderly Japanese woman lactate profusely. I personally love that kind of stuff, but hey, it's not for everyone.

Gozu is a strange and surreal japanese movie about a guy from the Yakuza who accidentally kills his "Brother" and starts a chain of creepy events on a strange town.

The mood is great and the story as well. Even if it's a bit confusing, if you like this kind of films you'll love this one.

Takeshi Miike es un fascinante cineasta aun cuando ha dirigido peliculas que he detestado. Su genialidad radica en que siempre va mas alla de lo que una audiencia espera y no teme irse por lo surreal y grotesco. "Gozu" es surrealismo puro desde su inicio hasta su maquiavelico y repulsivo final. No vale la pena traer un analisis sobre su significado ya que la cinta, tal como las obras de David Lynch, funge mas como una pesadilla recurrente por lo que la logica no aplica en ningun sentido.
"Gozu" es una fascinante propuesta pero no es para todos, tal como Miike no es director para todos. Para cinefilos arriesgados es una cinta con secuencias inolvidables y perturbantes.

Possibly the weirdest film I have ever seen, rivalling even David Lynch's efforts at weird.

This film is the singular reason I avoid Nagoya at all costs.