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.
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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
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Reincarnation?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Takashi Shimizu
Written by
Takashi Shimizu · Masaki Adachi
Yûka
Nagisa Sugiura
Kippei Shiina
Ikuo Matsumura
Tetta Sugimoto
Tadashi Murakawa
Shun Oguri
Kazuya Omori
Marika Matsumoto
Yuka Morita
Karina
Yayoi Kinoshita
Hidekazu Mashima
Assistant Supervisor
Court is in session
Put Reincarnation on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
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.