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The City of Lost Souls (Hy�ry�-gai) (2000)

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The fantastically prolific Takashi Miike directs this dizzyingly stylish thriller -- one of four in the year 2000 alone -- about love, cocaine, and exile. In the film's near-wordless opening, half-Japanese Brazil Mario (Teah) wipes out a room full of his fellow criminals in a bar in Sao Paolo and then strips naked in the dust storm outside. Mario is next seen one year later rescuing his Chinese girlfriend, Kei (Michelle Reis), from being deported. The event, which involved the hijacking of a

R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Takashi Miike

In Theaters: May 25, 2001 Wide

On DVD: Aug 6, 2002

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Critic Reviews for The City of Lost Souls (Hy�ry�-gai)

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There's enough atmosphere, mayhem and just plain energy to make the film a viable midnight movie, a more appropriate slot than a regular run.

October 24, 2002 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

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[Miike's] work is fun to look at but emotionally unengaging, perhaps because he can't summon enough belief in his pulp-fiction characters to make them come alive.

August 8, 2002 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Dave Kehr

New York Times

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Moody yet mischievous, this multicultural mafia mash-up might make a mad Miike admirer of you.

April 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

While the film throws a solid pop punch, you could still swear you've seen it all before.

October 24, 2002 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Paul Malcolm

L.A. Weekly

Tireless Japanese splatter director Takashi Miike's keeps his own worst impulses check, and the payoff is a satisfying and uncharacteristically romantic film.

August 9, 2002 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Ken Fox

TV Guide's Movie Guide

An empty, incoherent exercise in frenetic style, interesting primarily for its cosmopolitan flavor.

August 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Time Out New York

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Mike D'Angelo

Time Out New York

...unleashes more creative imagery, cinematic mayhem and stylistic energy in that opening half hour than most films can muster in an entire feature...

July 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Sean Axmaker

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

It feels utterly hollow despite Miike's wizardry.

May 29, 2002 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

A well-dressed crime drama with an undercurrent of profound sadness.

February 24, 2002 Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

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Bryant Frazer

Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

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The City of Lost Souls is sprawling, and at times meandering and unfocused, but you have to applaud Miike's inventiveness and the way he plays with form and technique. Sure, the plot, performances and general tone is completely over the top, but if you can look past that (which, truth be told, is tough to do), you'll

November 28, 2011

Jonathan Hutchings

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I can't help but feel like Miike was just fucking with me. And while I probably won't watch it again, it is worth a midnight viewing if you happen to be in the mood for a truly bizarre & blood-soaked experience. Alcohol is recommended.

November 22, 2011