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Following a deadly bus hijacking in southwest Japan, the three survivors--Makato (Koji Yakusho), the bus driver; Kozue (Aoi Miyazaki), a young girl; and Naoki (Masaru Miyazaki), her older brother--find further tragedy in their personal lives. When the traumatized Makato eventually contacts Kozue and Naoki two years later, he moves into their home and becomes a father figure for the two children, who have stopped speaking. The trio are then joined by Akihiko (Yohichiroh Saitoh), Kozue and Naoki's college student cousin, and together this odd surrogate family embarks on a road trip across Japan. However, a string of murders appears to be following them and threatens to permanently disrupt their quest to regain normal lives.<BR>Clocking in at more than three and a half hours, Shinji Aoyama's EUREKA is a daunting film that rewards patient viewers with an utterly unique and moving cinematic experience. Shot in black and white with a sepia tone, the movie features breathtaking photography by Masaki Tamra. In part an ode to John Ford's THE SEARCHERS, EUREKA features an outstanding performance by Yakusho in the John Wayne-like leading role.Product Identifiers
EAN5021866207308
eBay Product ID (ePID)3949393
Product Key Features
ActorYoshiko Miyazaki, Aoi Miyazaki, Koji Yakusho, Yohichiroh Saitoh
Film/TV TitleEureka
DirectorShinji Aoyama
LanguageJapanese
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time218 Mins
Aspect Ratio4:3 Full Frame
Release Year2002
FormatDVD
FeaturesProduction Notes\Filmographies, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureJapan
ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - ...[The] perspectives favored by Aoyama are quietly apt: They integrate changing emotions with rooted natural landscapes..., Box Office - ...[Aoyama] has delivered a picture that is both quintessentially Japanese and unabashedly artsy..., Los Angeles Times - ...Compelling....A transforming experience....EUREKA has a luminosity expressive of its spirituality and has a score shattering in its spareness...
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0