Release Date: Apr 1, 2007 Wide
Release Date: Apr 1, 2007 Wide
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Japanese horror producer Taka Ichise -- the force behind Ringu and Ju-on: The Grudge -- and Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the director of Pulse, team up for the supernatural horror picture Retribution (aka Sakebi), starring Koji Yakusho, Riona Hazuki, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Manami Konishi, Ryo Kase, Hiroyuki Hirayama, and Jô Odagiri. Yakusho plays Yoshioka, a cop tormented by strange details surrounding the murder of a local woman (Riona Hazuki) in a red dress. Though ostensibly killed by being drowned in a
R, 1 hr. 43 min.
Drama, Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
Apr 1, 2007 Wide
Apr 15, 2008
Avex Entertainment
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a master of minimalist horror. Like Kairo the audience has to do much of the work. We are supplied with a film that looks beautiful and on the surface has a very simple plot. As the story progresses all is not so simple and we are drawn into a more surreal and supernatural world. Despite this,
January 2, 2009Super Reviewer
Cool Japanese spooky film which is very mysteriously in the tradition of The Grudge and The Sixth Sense. I was a bit shocked at the final scene of what a woman in a red dress did to a young detective and I figured it out why she had to do it for the senior detective. You'll see when you watch it carefully.
May 16, 2008
Super Reviewer
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