Gozu vs Mara
Gozu has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 5.7/10 for Mara). Mara is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 10m. Gozu is the older of the two (2003 against 2018). Both are crime, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gozu
Mara| Gozu | Mara | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Takashi Miike | Clive Tonge |
| Main cast | Renji Ishibashi, Masaya Katō, Show Aikawa, Kenichi Endo, Shōhei Hino | Olga Kurylenko, Jacob Grodnik, Javier Botet, Rosie Fellner, Lance E. Nichols |
Synopsis
Gozu
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
Mara
Criminal psychologist Kate Fuller is assigned to the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife and the only witness is their eight-year-old daughter, Sophie. As Kate digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same petrifying symptoms as all previous victims and spirals through a chilling nightmare to save herself and Sophie before she dares fall asleep again.