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Reincarnation

Reincarnation

Horror · Mystery · 2005

A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.

Movie details

Reincarnation

“Death Is Only The Beginning.”

2005 Horror · Mystery 1h 36m

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6.1 / 10

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A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.

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Directed by

Takashi Shimizu

Written by

Takashi Shimizu · Masaki Adachi

Yûka

Yûka

Nagisa Sugiura

Kippei Shiina

Kippei Shiina

Ikuo Matsumura

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Tadashi Murakawa

Shun Oguri

Shun Oguri

Kazuya Omori

Marika Matsumoto

Marika Matsumoto

Yuka Morita

Karina

Karina

Yayoi Kinoshita

Hidekazu Mashima

Hidekazu Mashima

Assistant Supervisor

Court is in session

Put Reincarnation on trial.

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The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.