Eureka (2001)
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Synopsis
The traumatized survivors of a murderous bus hijacking come together and take a road trip to attempt to overcome their damaged selves. Meanwhile a serial killer is on the loose.
Cast
- Kôji Yakusho
- Aoi Miyazaki
- Masaru Miyazaki
- Yôichirô Saitô
- Sayuri Kokushô
- Ken Mitsuishi
- Gô Rijû
- Yutaka Matsushige
- Sansei Shiomi
- Kimie Shingyôji
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- Oct 25, 2016
The first film I've seen recently that I can confidently declare to be, not just one of my favorite films of all-time, but from a thematic // atmospheric // technical // emotional // sonic // imagistic // literary // formalist // structuralist standpoint, one of the…
Eli HayesNov 28, 201999% Its a meditation on trauma. We never see the bus jacking. We don’t know the mans motives for doing such a heinous crime. We only see it’s devastating psychological impacts on 3 damaged survivors. This is not a story about victims, this is the story of moving on. This…
WafflezJan 7, 2020Sometimes bad things happen in life that affects you so much things are irrevocably changed: a house fire, a natural disaster, a terminal diagnosis, a car accident. To deal with them is an arduous process, one that requires much re-evaluation of one's life and re-framing of…
reibureibu - Sep 16, 2025
i'm not the same person i was 1 movie ago
maryNov 23, 2022It’s always there. It never leaves. Nestled in the background or riding in plain sight before you, it either attacks or lies in wait, lest you begin to forget its imminent presence. I often think long and hard about the whys of life; the what ifs: A four-year-old boy…
JerryMay 15, 2021Sepia tinted bleakness transforming into a healing process for the ones who stared death in the eye and got to live. "Was escaping death a curse?", is a question that lingers in their psyche; the siblings too numb to verbalise their trauma, and the bus driver trying his…
Ayush - Dec 17, 2024
The slow, painful process of living again, reclaiming colors lost, and rediscovering the vibrancy of life.
-🎭Sep 10, 2020Eureka is a perfect movie. It’s a stylized hipster mystery movie while somehow being high art. It’s a film that deals with trauma in a way so real you feel like you went through it too. It’s a grand epic for the modern world. Eureka starts off with a jarring mass…
evilbjorkDec 21, 2021Life is unpredictable. An individual has the power to destroy our dreams. A singular natural event can strip our hope away. And one action can drastically alter the trajectory of our lives. We can create routines or plan our days out ahead of time, but no one and nothing…
Ben
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Metacritic
One of the year's best films, and certainly its most challenging so far: At more than three hours, watching it is less like consuming entertainment and more like living.
Michael Atkinson
Mr. Showbiz
A work that demands patience, and it will easily exasperate some moviegoers.
Desmond Ryan
Philadelphia Inquirer
Quiet, powerful, contemplative, respectful of stillness, Eureka is the first film this year in which there is obvious greatness.
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Eureka (2001)?
The movie is 3hr 37min long.
What's Eureka (2001) about?
The traumatized survivors of a murderous bus hijacking come together and take a road trip to attempt to overcome their damaged selves. Meanwhile a serial killer is on the loose.
Who's the cast of Eureka (2001)?
- Kôji Yakusho as Makoto Sawai
- Aoi Miyazaki as Kozue Tamura
- Masaru Miyazaki as Naoki Tamura
- Yôichirô Saitô as Akihiko
- Sayuri Kokushô as Yumiko
- Ken Mitsuishi as Shigeo
- Gô Rijû as Busjack Man
- Yutaka Matsushige as Matsuoka
- Sansei Shiomi as Yoshiyuki Sawai
- Kimie Shingyôji as Mito Tamura
Who's the director behind Eureka (2001)?
Shinji Aoyama directed Eureka (2001).
Who produced Eureka (2001)?
Philippe Avril and Takenori Sentô produced Eureka (2001).
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