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Directed by Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike spins this black comedy about the most dysfunctional family on the planet. The film opens with a father (Kenichi Endo) -- a gung-ho TV reporter -- not only paying to have sex with his estranged prostitute daughter in an anonymous hotel room but also videotaping the act as part of a documentary about "young people today." His son, who is brutalized on a daily basis by schoolyard bullies, beats, whips, and terrorizes his mother (Shungiku Uchida), who is covered with welts and bruises. Mom in turn finds solace in heroin and is not above hooking to pay for the habit. Their lives change for the better when a mysterious stranger (Kazushi Watanabe) cracks the father over the head with a rock and eventually shows them the way to familial happiness. Of course, this way includes multiple murders, necrophilia, and a kitchen full of breast milk. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
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by Takashigang in Korean Cinema
"Miike is amazing. I recommend all his movies. Visitor Q is very strange and a bit disturbing in parts (You won't have any question on which parts when you see it). My favorite Miike film is Audition. It's almost a perfect film. Ichi " [More]
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by lukasblu in Korean Cinema
""You should see "Imprint". It's Miike's Masters of Horror episode that didn't get aired because it was too graphic. It is really good."Yeah , i just saw imprint a couple nights ago.It was recommended to me ,also by another masters of horror /t.miike fan.It was the most disturbing masters of horror i have seen.I gave this flisk 3 1/2 stars out of 5.Liked that disturbingly torture scene with kokuma..The story, for me was ok and the acting esp. by the drago guy was so-so.,the baby fe " [More]
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"Here are a couple that I have seen recently that were just great.Sex and FuryDeadly Outlaw: RekkaA Scene at the Sea[More]
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Unlike other similarly themed films -- such as Sogo Ishii's Crazy Family or François Ozon's Sitcom -- Visitor Q is not a mere cynical parody or a parade of empty shocks. In spite of the film's wild exaggerations, one senses that Takashi Miike legitimately cares for his characters. By the film's final reel, after one of the funniest necrophilia scenes in film history, Miike reveals an almost jarringly traditional view of family, ending with each character fulfilling their ascribed societal roles. Though acting is across-the-board good, Shungiku Uchida -- known in Japan more as a comic book artist than an actress -- delivers a performance that is absolutely fearless. In short, Visitor Q is an outrageously weird ride that starts out shocking and ends on a note that seems almost wholesome. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
 

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