---
title: 'Gozu (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Takashi Miike'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
certification: 'R'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gozu-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361668/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gozu (2003)

2003 · R · 130 min · Japan

Original title: 極道恐怖大劇場 牛頭 GOZU

## Synopsis

Gozu  is a 2003 Japanese surrealist film directed by Takashi Miike and written by Sakichi Sato. Starring Hideki Sone and Show Aikawa, the film follows a yakuza enforcer dispatched to kill his unstable superior, only to lose the body and become ensnared in a succession of increasingly bizarre events in a desolate suburb of Nagoya. Shot on a low budget and originally intended for direct-to-video release, the film screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, which secured its theatrical release overseas. It received mixed reviews from critics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Takashi Miike](https://cinepixo.com/people/takashi-miike)
- **Screenplay:** [Sakichi Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/sakichi-sato)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kōji Endō](https://cinepixo.com/people/koji-endo)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kazunari Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazunari-tanaka)
- **Editor:** [Yasushi Shimamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasushi-shimamura)

## Cast

- [Renji Ishibashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/renji-ishibashi)
- [Shō Aikawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/sho-aikawa)
- [Kimika Yoshino](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimika-yoshino)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/gozu-2003
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