
The City of Lost Souls
Comes a story of love and violence spanning the globe.
Directed by Takashi Miike
Produced by Tokuma Shoten, Daiei Film
A globe-spanning crime thriller centered on a desperate lover's attempt to save his girlfriend by navigating overlapping criminal underworlds.
Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in Tokyo's booming Japanese-Portuguese community and seeks passage from the country from a Russian mobster. To meet his price, they hold up a bigtime drug deal between the Chinese Mafia and the local Yakuza.
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Questions people ask
Is The City of Lost Souls scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The City of Lost Souls violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does The City of Lost Souls end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The City of Lost Souls sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is The City of Lost Souls easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like The City of Lost Souls
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The City of Lost Souls
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The City of Lost Souls, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The City of Lost Souls, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The City of Lost Souls, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.



























































