Japan Synopsis
極道恐怖大劇場 牛頭 GOZU
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gozu. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From THE KLOCKWORX
Crime + Thriller in Japan
92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gozu itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
Gozu holds position #132 of 263 Japan films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gozu premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1523rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
183 audience reviews — more than 85% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (85th percentile) outruns trending popularity (60th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gozu, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mission of murder · 3
- gokudo · 2
- disappearance · 16
- nightmare · 9
- anarchic comedy · 8
- yakuza · 93
- gangster · 85
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,494 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #181 of 402 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | THE KLOCKWORX, Raku Film |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | July 11, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0361668 |