Gozu vs Protein
Protein is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 10m. Gozu is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are crime, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gozu
Protein| Gozu | Protein | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Takashi Miike | Tony Burke |
| Main cast | Renji Ishibashi, Masaya Katō, Show Aikawa, Kenichi Endo, Shōhei Hino | Ross O'Hennessy, Richard Mylan, Kezia Burrows, Craig Russell, Steven Meo |
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.
Protein
A gym-obsessed serial killer murders and eats a local drug dealer for his protein, inadvertently sparking a brutal and bloodthirsty tit-for-tat turf war between rival drug gangs.