Gozu completed a perfect triple feature of films. I saw Numb, Eraserhead and Gozu back to back to back. All three complimented each other in their own strange way, and I have to admit, Gozu was the perfect capper to a wacked out day of totally bizarro movies.

Gozu is the new film from prolific Asian film maker Mike Takashi . Just to give quick insight and a taste of just how weird this movie is, the English translation for Gozu is "cow head." This film is so off-the-wall, I don't even know quite where to begin.

I guess it's a Yakuza film, but unlike any you've ever seen. Now I'm not really well versed in the world of Asian cinema. I've seen a fair share but not nearly enough to tell you the best of the best. I will say that Gozu has the same sort of affect on the audience that movies like Dead Alive and Evil Dead 2 do. This is to say, there were moments in this picture that I still can't believe I saw, and the audience (myself included) ate it up.

Gozu follows two brothers of a Yakuza family. Following a horrible incident, one of the brothers must embark on a life of his own, but strange happenings suggest that things are not what they seem. To give away anymore would be completely unfair as this movie has to be seen to be believed.

Let me just say this. Gozu features a guy who has to shove a ladle up his ass to get aroused-- a lactating woman with enough milk to supply a multi-kegger party-- a bit of incest (sort of)-- and, of course, a half man half cow (which reminded me of that crazy old man with a pig head in Motel Hell's nutty horror flick from the 80's) as the title suggests. But that's only scratching the surface. Director Mile Takashi is known for his unforgettable opening sequences, and the one here is very funny, but the beginning of Gozu has nothing on the ending. A sequence so foul, so unbelievably audacious, so absolutely repulsive, that I still can't believe I was witness to it. Did I like it? HELL YES I DID! This movie has a sick tone from beginning to end and that gives the film maker license to pretty much do whatever the hell he wants, so he does. I won't spoil the outrageous climax, but it did remind a bit of a sequence in this 80's sci-fi/horror flick called Xtro.

In all fairness, Gozu is too long. With a two hour and ten minute running time, there are slow patches in between the money shots, but the pay-offs make the movie worth it, and the very end of the film has a kind of sweetness to it. It's perverse but strangely perfect. Should this movie open near you, I would recommend it if you have a strong stomach and are not easily offended.