Yűka, Kippei Shiina, Miki Sanjo
Thirty-five years after the slaughter, a film director returns to the scene of a mass murder to recreate the gruesome killings on film. As he and his crew step foot into the now abandoned hotel, ... ...( read more
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An actress is haunted by visions of a young girl, then finds herself cast in the role of the real-life murder victim who is haunting her. Atmospheric J-horror that plays out like a subtler version of THE SHINING.
It has its moments, but overall Reincarnation suffers from plot holes too big to be thoroughly enjoyable. Takashi Shimizu's direction is superb, the performances are solid and there are some genuinely tense, creepy moments, but the story is too badly flawed to ignore. When it c...( read more)
On the whole, I think the best American directors are more talented than the best Japanese ones, but Japanese directors know how to make more out of less. Their movies have, on average, one-tenth of the budgets of American movies, and yet they still pull the strings together with...( read more)
It never ceases to amaze me how can Japanese directors continuously succeed in a genre where American directors, with all their high budgets and prone conditions, usually fail.
Yes, the Japanese culture has a more symbolic and spiritual vision of things, movie wise.
Yes, Japanes...( read more)
Easier to respect than to enjoy, the film is all about atmosphere and not shocks. As such, a lot of the creepiness is telegraphed way ahead of time.
Definitely a love or hate it type of film. Takashi Shimizus direction is beautiful and the acting is superb. It has some intensely creepy moments as well as quite a few J-horror cliches. But many will feel it has something missing or that much of the plot is never explained. Pers...( read more)
Actually this movie may sound stupid, but i managed to watch it and it wasn't bad...worth one look"
Quite an original, fresh ideas, nothing like I ve seen before (specially in asian horror movies). It got me entertained, scared, awed,thrilled & fascinated by it, & am not exaggerating.
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