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Eureka
2000
When a bus is violently hijacked in a small Japanese town, only three people survive: the guilt wracked driver Makoto (Koji Yakusho), and young brother and sister, Kozue and Naoki. Two years on, each of them, still traumatised by their ordeal, struggle to re-engage with life. But then one day Makoto impulsively buys a bus, and .. Read more
| Starring | Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Yohichiroh Saitoh |
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| Director | Shinji Aoyama |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Eureka
When a bus is violently hijacked in a small Japanese town, only three people survive: the guilt wracked driver Makoto (Koji Yakusho), and young brother and sister, Kozue and Naoki. Two years on, each of them, still traumatised by their ordeal, struggle to re-engage with life. But then one day Makoto impulsively buys a bus, and sets off with Kozue and Naoki on a long journey across Japan, which becomes a cathartic odyssey of spiritual self-discovery. Shinji Aoyama's beautifully shot drama is a serene and resonant meditation on the psychological scars wrought upon the victims of terror and violence and of the courage and inner strength they must find to survive.
| Starring | Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Yohichiroh Saitoh |
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| Director | Shinji Aoyama |
| Studio | ARTIFICIAL EYE |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 38 mins |
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| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Japanese |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Apr 2002 Production year: 2000 |
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Critics' reviews (5)
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Director Shinji Aoyama has called this extraordinary film “a prayer for modern man, who is searching for the courage to go on living”. Inspired by John Ford's The Searchers, the story follows coach driver Koji Yakusho and siblings Aoi and Masaru Miyazaki, who are the only survivors of a tragic bus hijacking. Two years after the incident, Yakusho seeks out the traumatised teenagers and suggests a cross-country journey to salve their damaged souls. Nearly four hours in length, Aoyama's meditation on redemption allows for a measured discussion of memory, regret and the gradual erosion of cultural identity, while the decision to print Masaki Tamura's CinemaScope imagery in monochrome enhances the action's ethereal aura. Although a serial killer subplot intrudes upon the serenity of the odyssey, the overall atmosphere of the piece remains a deeply affecting experience.
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"...Compelling....A transforming experience....EUREKA has a luminosity expressive of its spirituality and has a score shattering in its spareness..."
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40 out of 46 people found this review helpful
Outstanding movie, definitely to be seen.
A brother and sister take their daily bus ride to school. A young man in a suit pulls out a gun and hijacks the bus. Three executions and one police siege later... more
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Most recent members' review
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11 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Utterly absorbing study of tragedy and hope
Poignant and utterly absorbing, the film slowly captivates you. We are drawn into the lives of people devastated by tragedy and are keen to see them cope with ... more
