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Retribution

2007 · 104 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into a detective's fractured mind, where guilt and ghosts blur the line between reality and nightmare.

Tagline
The ghosts of the past always come back.
Overview
A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since the crimes are in the same vicinity, by the same method. However, as evidence points towards the detective, a ghost in red follows him, and he begins questioning his identity. His realization of what seems to be reality results in something far larger and more sinister.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • identity
  • madness
  • death
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror, mystery
Directed by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring
Koji Yakusho, Manami Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Riona Hazuki, Joe Odagiri, Hiroyuki Hirayama, Kaoru Okunuki, Ikuji Nakamura
Music
Kuniaki Haishima
Cinematography
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Runtime
104 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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