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Retribution

Retribution

The ghosts of the past always come back.

20076.51h 44m

Overview

A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since they all are in the same vicinity and by the same method, but as the evidence points toward the detective as the prime suspect, a ghost in red follows him, and he begins to question his identity. His realization of what seems to have really happened results in something much more sinister and larger in scope, and it leaves his psyche scarred.

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Produced by Nobuhiro Azuma, Yoshikazu Kenmochi, Yukie Kito
Box Office0Revenue: $395K

Top Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Noboru Yoshioka

Manami Konishi

Manami Konishi

Harue Nimura

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Toru Miyaji

Riona Hazuki

Riona Hazuki

Woman in Red

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Dr. Takagi

Hiroyuki Hirayama

Hiroyuki Hirayama

Detective Sakurai

Kaoru Okunuki

Kaoru Okunuki

Miyuki Yabe

Ikuji Nakamura

Ikuji Nakamura

Shoichi Sakuma

Hironobu Nomura

Hironobu Nomura

Seiji Onoda

Jin Muraki

Jin Muraki

Coroner Furuya

Themes & Keywords

drowningdetectiveinvestigationmurderserial killertokyo, japanguiltpolice investigationhorror mysterypsychological horror

About Retribution

Retribution is a thriller, horror, mystery film released in 2007 exploring themes of drowning, detective, investigation, murder, serial killer, tokyo, japan. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, it stars Koji Yakusho, Manami Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ihara. A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since they all are in the same vicinity and by the same method, but as the evidence points toward the detective as the prime suspect, a ghost in red follows him, and he begins to question his identity. His realization of what seems to have really happened results in something much more sinister and larger in scope, and it leaves his psyche scarred.

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