Visitor Q (2001)

A troubled and perverted family find their lives intruded by a mysterious stranger who seems to help find a balance in their disturbing natures.

Director:

Takashi Miike

Writer:

Itaru Era (as Era)

Stars:

Ken'ichi Endô, Shungiku Uchida, Kazushi Watanabe

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Ken'ichi Endô	...	Kiyoshi Yamazaki / Father
Shungiku Uchida	...	Keiko Yamazaki / Mother
Kazushi Watanabe	...	The visitor
Jun Mutô	...	Takuya Yamazaki / Son
Fujiko	...	Miki Yamazaki / Daughter
Shôko Nakahara	...	Asako Murata
Ikkô Suzuki	...	Sasaoka (as Ikko Suzuki)

Storyline

A father, who is a failed former television reporter tries to mount a documentary about violence and sex among youths. He proceeds to have sex with his daughter who is now a prostitute and films his son being humiliated and hit by classmates. "Q", a perfect stranger somehow gets involved and enter the bizzare family who's son beats his mom, who in turn is also a prostitute and a heroin addict...

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Plot Keywords:

mysterious stranger | cult film | incestuous desire | child murder | dead body in a car trunk | 

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Taglines:

Takashi Miike's most insane film yet!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong aberrant sexual and violent content, language and drug use

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

26 November 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Visitor Q+

Box Office

Budget:

JPY7,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,678

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alphaville, CineRocket

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

(at around 52 mins) In the dinning room while the father, son, and the guest are having their dinner, the boom mic is totally visible and continues for a while.

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Quotes

Daughter: Have you ever fucked your father?

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Connections

References Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

User Reviews

I felt Dirty

This movie is more messed up than words can explain. It has no real plot, just a lot of graphic crap. This movie must have come from the mind of some daranged psycho because besides having necrophilia, pointless murders, and incest...this movie also combines scenes where the mother repeatedly gets her butt kicked by her family as she injects herself with drugs and then later becomes a chronic lactater. The explicit nature of her forcing herself to lactate left me sick to my stomach and forced to shower immediately after leaving the theatre. To be honest, I felt like I was going to hell for having watched this piece of garbage. There was no part in this movie that wasn't disturbing and if you know of anyone that has seen this movie and "liked it" then immediately stop talking to that person because he/she is most likely psychotic or has tendencies to become one. This is a movie that should never be shown in a public setting again because after the movie showed the theatre stayed quiet with no applause and just blank looks and complete silence during the credits. Luckily, most of the audience had left by then so maybe it was just us.