The City of Lost Souls

Name: The City of Lost Souls
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: August 9, 2002
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Kôji Kikkawa, Michelle Reis, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Teah

2002

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Vitagraph Films | Release Date: August 9, 2002 | R

Starring: Kôji Kikkawa, Michelle Reis, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Teah

Summary: A violet thriller set in Japan from splatter director Takashi Miike.

Director: Takashi Miike

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Miike's graphically violent Japanese actioners are not everyone's cup of sake. But if you can handle the bloodshed, Miike's films will open your eyes to the number of ways it can spurt, splat, and drizzle out of a whole variety of natural human orifices and man-made bullet holes. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

There's enough atmosphere, mayhem and just plain energy to make the film a viable midnight movie. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

The film is filled with Miike's brand of imaginatively staged violence and hints of fetish sexuality, but his sadism, which reaches its apotheosis in 2001's sickening "Ichii The Killer", is tempered by a sincere romanticism and a number of lovely touches. Read full review

Paul Malcolm

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

Dave Kehr

(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. Read full review

Dennis Lim

The plot is muddy and quite beside the point. The almost meditative mood takes center stage. Read full review

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