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Retribution (2006)

Retribution poster
Original title
Directed by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Genre
mystery film, ghost film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
15
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 108 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a string of serial murders. He keeps encountering a mysterious woman in red who pulls him deeper into darkness.

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What happens

Retribution (Japanese: 叫, Hepburn: Sakebi) is a 2006 Japanese horror-mystery film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and starring Kōji Yakusho as a detective whose investigation of serial murders leads him to a mysterious woman in red that slowly draws him into the darkness. The film had its world premiere at the Midnight Out of Competition section of the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2006. It was theatrically released in Japan on 24 February 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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