Gozu vs Nine Dead
Gozu has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 5.2/10 for Nine Dead). Nine Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 10m. Gozu is the older of the two (2003 against 2010). Both are crime, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gozu
Nine Dead| Gozu | Nine Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Takashi Miike | Chris Shadley |
| Main cast | Renji Ishibashi, Masaya Katō, Show Aikawa, Kenichi Endo, Shōhei Hino | William Lee Scott, Edrick Browne, Victor Eli Hugo, Ritchie Montgomery, Lucille Soong |
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.
Nine Dead
Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover how they are all connected. Who of the nine lives and who dies?