Retribution

R

2006

1h 42m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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500+ Ratings

A Japanese lawman (Kôji Yakusho) sees ghostly visions and suspects that he is a murderer.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

The movie is more profound and unsettling than its basic pitch ever lets on.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 21, 2023

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Daniel Kasman

d+kaz. intelligent movie reviews

Rated: B

Apr 4, 2011

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Kinda like if Cure was a conventional horror movie but instead of scary moments there was a whole bunch of unintentional comedy. Seriously, I can't believe the same guy directed both movies.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Despite some spooky moments, Retribution gets trapped in a predictable and boring police investigation.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Kiyoshi Kurasawa emphasizes that J-Horror should be slow-paced. But what he proved here is dragging somehow.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Powerful opening and closing scenes. Slow, but somewhat hypnotic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Very cool movie. Great story and really creepy. Heavy on atmosphere just they way I like it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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dave j

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 (2006) Retribution (In Japanese with English subtitles) HORROR/ SOCIAL COMMENTARY Another subtle masterpiece from Kiyoshi Kurosawa(Cure, Pulse) and definately not for the simple minded which is the alternate and the Japanese equivelent of "The Sixth Sense" showcasing at the beginning of an unknown person drowning a girl to death in a puddle of salted water. Then the next scene shows a police detective Kôji Yakusho as the unshaven Noboru coming out of a hangover and conversing with his girlfriend whose assigned to the case of the drowned girl and begins to find materialistic things linking him to the murder itself. At the same time a ghostly image of the drowned girl consistly appears haunting him like he was the one that did it. To say anymore would ruin it's subtle social commentary message about 'owning up a crime and then act like it never happened at all'! There is hardly any blood but alot of unexplainable things which would be answered toward the end. I might've enjoyed this film had it been alot longer than it's current running time of 103 minutes. 3 out of 4

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Director

Kôji Yakusho

Noboru Yoshioka

Manami Konishi

Harue Nimura

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Detective Toru Miyaji

Hiroyuki Hirayama

Young Detective Sakurai

Joe Odagiri

Dr. Takagi

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Synopsis

A Japanese lawman (Kôji Yakusho) sees ghostly visions and suspects that he is a murderer.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Screenwriter: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Rating: R (Some Violent Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 12, 2008
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby

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