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Eureka

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NR,3hrs 38min

Genres:

Drama,Action

Released:

May 4, 2001

Director:

Shinji Aoyama

Distributor:

Shooting Gallery

Starring:

Koji Yakusho, Ken Mitsuishi, Go Riju ...more

Synopsis: One of the leading voices in the new Japanese cinema, Shinji Aoyama directs this saga about memory, grief, and redemption. Shot in stark black and white, the film opens with the sudden and inexplicably bloody hijacking of a bus in rural Kyushu. The crazed gunman (Riju Go) shoots two passengers in the back as they try to flee. Stepping out of the bus for some fresh air, the hijacker drags bus driver Makoto (played by the ubiquitous Koji Yakusho) along for cover. When the driver faints and falls to ... Full Synopsis

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	Jonathan Crow, AMG Review Eureka is a nuanced tale about the lingering emotional cost of sudden, inexplicable tragedy, told on an epic scale (think The Sweet Hereafter merged with The Searchers). Director Shinji Aoyama, who has been consistently responsible for some of the most interesting works to come out of Japan, was reportedly inspired to write this tale in the wake of religious cult Aum Shinrikyo's 1995 nerve gas attack ... Full Review

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	Koji Yakusho Ken Mitsuishi

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