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Reincarnation

2005 · 96 min

A slow, unsettling dive into obsession and the supernatural, where past and present blur in a haunting, atmospheric experience.

Tagline
Death Is Only The Beginning.
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • death
  • identity
  • memory
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Takashi Shimizu
Written by
Masaki Adachi, Takashi Shimizu
Starring
Yûka, Kippei Shiina, Tetta Sugimoto, Shun Oguri, Marika Matsumoto, Karina, Hidekazu Mashima, Mantaro Koichi
Music
Kenji Kawai
Cinematography
Takahide Shibanushi
Runtime
96 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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