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Eureka

7.2

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Original title

Yurîka (Eureka)

Year

2000

Running time

217 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Shinji Aoyama

Screenwriter

Shinji Aoyama

Cast

Music

Shinji Aoyama, Isao Yamada

Cinematography

Masaki Tamura

Producer

Co-production Japan-France;

Dentsu Inc, Imagica Corp, J Works, Les Films de L'Observatoire, Suncent Cinema, Tokyo Theatres K.K.

Genre

Drama | Road Movie

Synopsis

Sawai (Yakusho Koji) is a driver who survives a cold-blooded busjack along with a young man, Naoki (Miyazaki Masaru), and his sister (Miyazaki Aoi). After the incident, the three are constantly bothered by the media, and Sawai decides to leave town. Two years later Sawai decides to return to Kyushu. There is a serial killer on the loose and Sawai is again put in the spotlight, but this time as a suspect! In order to get away from the police and the public eye, Naoki and his sister also decide to leave, jumping onto a bus to escape the dreaded city they call home.

Awards: 2000: Cannes: Jury Prize Ecuménico

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Critics' reviews

"Don't let the running time scare you away from the exceptional bit of filmmaking."

V.A. Musetto: New York Post
"You feel time slipping through your fingers, but, gorgeous and studied to a fault, the film doesn't give you time to look down at your hands."

Wesley Morris: SFGATE
"To watch this film, in short, can be a transforming experience."

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
"The first film this year in which there is obvious greatness."

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
"Its vision is unique and harrowing, its song hits to the heart."

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"It makes one believe that intimate human connections are possible, that empathy is worth struggling for."

Village Voice
"A dramatically minimalist, emotionally rich saga."

David Rooney: Variety

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User history

Eureka

2000

Shinji Aoyama

7.2

(285)