Gozu

Gozu ( Gokudô kyôfu dai-gekijô: Gozu ) is a Japanese film carried out by Takashi Miike, left in 2003.

Synopsis

Minami, a young person Yakuza is charged by its owner with taking along Ozaki which he regards as his brother with the discharge of the yakuzas with Nagoya because this last became more or less insane. But, Ozaki dies at the time of a too brutal brake application. Arrived at Nagoya, whereas Mianmi tries to contact its owner, the body of Ozaki disappears. It leaves to its research and meets very strange people. It finally succeeds in finding the trace of Ozaki, but this one refers from now on of an young woman. Disturbed, it brings back this one to its owner, which wants to have a sexual relationship with the girl (by having a ladle inserted in the anus). Minami enters the apartment of its owner and, while striking it, this one falls and the ladle is inserted too deeply in the anus. Then Minami electrocutes the ladle, and its owner dies. Returned at his place, Minami has its first sexual experience with the girl. Stopping this report/ratio, a hand leaves the vagina to catch the penis of Minami. Finally, Ozaki, as a man, leaves the body of Ozaki - woman. The film finishes on an image of happiness with a couple with three: Minami and Ozaki (man and woman).

Analyzes

The film is centered on the concept of sexual desire while wondering about the construction of a sexual identity at the yakuzas. This film extremely strange and difficult to interpret watch well the original thought of its realizer, just like Visitor Q . Many topics are common to these two films, of the smallest winks (mother's milk) to the fundamental interrogations of Miike (reconciliation).

Data sheet

Title: Gozu
original Title: Gokudô kyôfu dai-gekijô: Gozu
Realization: Takashi Miike
Scenario: Sakichi Satô
Production: Kana Koido and Harumi Sounds
Musique: Kôji Endô
Photography: Kazunari Tanaka
Assembly: Yasushi Shimamura
Decorations: Akira Ishige
Country of origin: Japan
Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - SDR - 35 mm
Kind: Police officer, horror
Lasted: 130 minutes
Comings out date: May 17th 2003 (Cannes festival), July 11th 2003 (Japan video out), July 14th 2004 (France)

Distribution

Hideki Sounds: Minami
Sho Aikawa : Ozaki
Kimika Yoshino : Ozaki (as a woman)
Shohei Hino: Nose
Keiko Tomita : the tenancière of the inn
Harumi Sounds: the brother of the landlord
Renji Ishibashi: the owner
Tokitoshi Shiota: Gozu

Around film

It was presented to the Quinzaine the realizers in Cannes in 2003 and to Utopiales of Nantes the same year.

External bonds

Gozu on Internet Movie Database
Critical Sancho does Asia
Critical Cinemasie
analysis of '' Gozu '' on Cinetudes

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