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Reincarnation

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A movie is being made about a spree of murders in a Tokyo hotel in 1970. The killer was a professor who murdered his wife, many hotel guests and young daughter, Chisato. The director of the movie casts Nagisa Sugiura (Yûka) as the young daughter. Soon after landing the role, Nagisa begins to experience the murders as if they were occurring around her in present day.

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Critics Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/15/2012
B-
Takes too many liberties with the meaning of reincarnation--making it into a gross literal reality. Go to Full Review Steve Biodrowski ESplatter 07/12/2008
Shimizu's prodigious talent as a scare-master are still on display, so the film features a handful of virtuoso sequences. Go to Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 06/07/2007
2/5
Sem conseguir criar o clima de inquietação exigido pelo roteiro, Shimizu não percebe sequer a falta de personalidade da fotografia de seu filme, comprovando mesmo ser um sub-Hideo Nakata. Go to Full Review Andy Mauro Dread Central 11/24/2006
3/5
The film does have some creepy moments, a genuinely original concept, and the best stop-motion killer doll since, well, Stuart Gordon's Dolls. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Scott M Apr 12 A better-than-average supernatural horror mystery that never quite manages to conjure the level of terror and dread found in Shimizu's best work, but nonetheless succeeds thanks to its unconventional storytelling and abundance of creative scares. It's no Ju-On, but it's worth a watch. See more @jeroduptown 01/26/2022 Definitely "Grudge" feel for this Japanese tale about the reincarnation of a serial killing dad that can kill and film on a Super8. The overlapping of stories is pretty smart, and dolls are creepy, but the 20 minutes of constant fake stumbling by the actress at the end was a dud. See more 01/29/2020 Not as good as I was hoping for given the director's filmography, but still enjoyable enough. Not as scary as I was hoping it would be. The plot is decent. The acting is really good. Overall I enjoyed the movie but not enough to recommend it. See more 10/26/2016 Actually scared me a bit See more 03/22/2015 The fact that many of the negative reviews for this say it doesn't make sense is laughable. Pay attention, America. This clever and disturbing Japanese Horror gem may be highly stylized and "weird," but it's not that hard to "get" if your attention to detail is even slightly below average. See more 02/14/2015 The visual storytelling in this movie blew me away. Shimizu and his team were so very good at their job. However, there were parts of the story that held this movie back. If the writing had matched the quality of visual story telling, this movie would be phenomenal. See more Read all reviews
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Takashi Shimizu

Director

Yûka

Nagisa Sugiura

Kippei Shiina

Matsumura

Tetta Sugimoto

Tadashi Murakawa

Shun Oguri

Kazuya Omori

Marika Matsumoto

Yuka Morita
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Synopsis A movie is being made about a spree of murders in a Tokyo hotel in 1970. The killer was a professor who murdered his wife, many hotel guests and young daughter, Chisato. The director of the movie casts Nagisa Sugiura (Yûka) as the young daughter. Soon after landing the role, Nagisa begins to experience the murders as if they were occurring around her in present day.
Director
Takashi Shimizu
Producer
Takashige Ichise
Rating
R (Violent and Disturbing Content)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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