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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
Director	Shinji Aoyama
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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Critic's review of Eureka
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- "...Compelling....A transforming experience....EUREKA has a luminosity expressive of its spirituality and has a score shattering in its spareness..."
- 10201
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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- - 42
  - 6
  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... read more »
  
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- 13329
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Bruce M
  - Oxford, England
  - 02 Aug 2004 at 21:20
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- - 0
  - 0
  endurance test
  
  sight and sound in their review of this spiritual endurance test,said the director has confused length for depth wise words indeed ,as beautiful to look at as ... read more »
  
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- 1080606
- - andysbar
  - 34 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Jan 2012 at 07:06
- - 0
  - 0
  Beautiful cinematography.
  
  Artfully filmed, this is an engrossing story of transformed lives following the trajedy of the busjacking at the start of the film.
  
  Over three hours ... read more »
  
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- 1041386
- - a customer
  - 16 Sep 2011 at 14:52
- - 0
  - 0
  Not Light Hearted
  
  I am not anti long fims-Apocalypse Now etc could be even longer but in this case a running time of 3 hours and 40 was way too much. Its particularly hard to ... read more »
  
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- - buffyrules
  - 202 reviews
  - southend on sea
  - 22 Jul 2011 at 12:11
- - 0
  - 0
  Could it have been an hour shorter?
  
  A very long and beautiful film with a draw dropping ending, which I won't spoil. Did it really need to be this long?
  
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  - Tonbridge
  - 14 Feb 2011 at 14:41
- - 2
  - 0
  Brilliant Japanese masterpiece
  
  Highly recommended to those who like slow moving films. Also loving its soundtracks by Jim O'rourke.
  
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  - Newcastle upon Tyne, England
  - 26 Jun 2008 at 13:01
- - 1
  - 0
  a long night
  
  It is an interesting film, but unless you have nearly 4 hours to dedicate to a film and don't mind a slow ambling story this isn't the one for you.
  
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- 400934
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  - London
  - 10 Jan 2007 at 22:39
- - 1
  - 0
  vvery very very long no detail spared
  
  this is a very very very long very slow moving film that is best watched for a bit every day for about 4 or 5 days, you do get to know the chatacters even ... read more »
  
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- 256998
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  - Manchester, England
  - 22 Jun 2006 at 11:23
- - 1
  - 0
  Great film
  
  Not a film to watch when you are in a hurry. And you will not pick up any trendy japanese pop cultures by watching this. ( I don't care coz I'm ... read more »
  
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- 224080
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  - London, England
  - 25 Mar 2006 at 23:23
- - 2
  - 1
  Boring, Boring, Boring
  
  Although promising from the outset, this film is rather long and could do with 30-45 mins having been edited from the final cut.
  
  If I could give half... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 13 Dec 2005 at 12:53
- - 2
  - 0
  Redemption
  
  Make time to absorb this movie. It isn't slow moving - every moment is necessary to convey the experience. This is not for those who are addicted to the ... read more »
  
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- - Pleased
  - God's own County, England
  - 30 Oct 2005 at 16:52
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- - 42
  - 6
  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... read more »
  
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- 13329
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Bruce M
  - Oxford, England
  - 02 Aug 2004 at 21:20
- - 17
  - 6
  Stunning
  
  Not one for everyone, but definitely a choice for deep thinkers or anyone who has knowledge of depression and social disconnection. Worth watching alone for the... read more »
  
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- - J
  - Northampton
  - 15 Oct 2005 at 02:08
- - 11
  - 3
  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 ... read more »
  
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- 116951
- - Kinote
  - 17 reviews
  - Warwickshire
  - 22 Jun 2005 at 22:17
- - 6
  - 0
  Another Good Japanese Film
  
  This Film is a long but interesting film with a story line you can follow but never guess fully what may happen next. One could only appreciate it if they had ... read more »
  
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- 84912
- - a customer
  - Yorkshire UK
  - 24 Mar 2005 at 17:24
- - 4
  - 0
  A long trip...
  
  I'm not sure how I feel about this film. Aoyama presents some lifelike characters, and I believe I understand the whole of what he is trying to tell the ... read more »
  
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- 300732
- - BONAFIDEFILMS
  - West Midlands
  - 05 Mar 2004 at 16:23
- - 4
  - 2
  far too long
  
  i watch many japanese and korean movies but i have to say this suffers greatly from being far too long. it's an interesting enough storyline with a great ... read more »
  
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- - leon blank
  - rainy Wales
  - 05 May 2005 at 14:32
- - 2
  - 0
  Redemption
  
  Make time to absorb this movie. It isn't slow moving - every moment is necessary to convey the experience. This is not for those who are addicted to the ... read more »
  
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- 167826
- - Pleased
  - God's own County, England
  - 30 Oct 2005 at 16:52
- - 2
  - 0
  Brilliant Japanese masterpiece
  
  Highly recommended to those who like slow moving films. Also loving its soundtracks by Jim O'rourke.
  
  Report this review
- 588453
- - a customer
  - Newcastle upon Tyne, England
  - 26 Jun 2008 at 13:01
- - 2
  - 1
  Boring, Boring, Boring
  
  Although promising from the outset, this film is rather long and could do with 30-45 mins having been edited from the final cut.
  
  If I could give half... read more »
  
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- 184271
- - a customer
  - London
  - 13 Dec 2005 at 12:53
- - 1
  - 0
  Great film
  
  Not a film to watch when you are in a hurry. And you will not pick up any trendy japanese pop cultures by watching this. ( I don't care coz I'm ... read more »
  
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- 224080
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 25 Mar 2006 at 23:23

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  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 ...