Reincarnation (2005)
"Rinne" (original title)

A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.

Director:

Takashi Shimizu

Writers:

Takashi Shimizu, Masaki Adachi

Stars:

Yûka, Karina, Kippei Shiina

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yûka	...	Nagisa Sugiura
Karina	...	Yayoi Kinoshita
Kippei Shiina	...	Ikuo Matsumura
Tetta Sugimoto	...	Tadashi Murakawa
Shun Oguri	...	Kazuya Omori
Marika Matsumoto	...	Yuka Morita
Mantarô Koichi	...	Yamanaka Producer
Atsushi Haruta	...	Norihasa Omori
Miki Sanjô	...	Ayumi Omori
Mao Sasaki	...	Chisato Omori
Hiroto Itô	...	Yuya Omori
Takako Fuji	...	Hotel Maid
Yasutoki Furuya
Tomoko Mochizuki
Hiroshi Okazaki

Storyline

Nagisa Sugiura (Yuka) is a young Japanese actress who comes face to face with a slew of ghosts. These restless spirits begin to appear when she signs on to star in a horror film which tells the true story about a crazed, local professor whose murderous rampage at a hotel left 11 guests dead, including his young son and daughter. The movie is being filmed at the very site where the killings took place.

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Plot Keywords:

actress | professor | ghost | hotel | schoolgirl | 

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Taglines:

Death Is Only The Beginning

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent and disturbing content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

7 January 2006 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Reincarnation

Company Credits

Production Co:

Entertainment Farm (EF), Geneon Entertainment, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The third film in the hexagon project J-horror Theatre. The two first films are Kansen (2004) and Yogen (2004).

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Goofs

When the professor (Nagisa) drops the camera after committing suicide, the camera keeps recording for a couple of seconds. Almost at the end of those seconds, it is possible to see a crew member approaching the scene from the right door.

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Connections

Follows Premonition (2004)

User Reviews

A movie mind game

The movie starts off with different people encountering ghosts, but giving no explanation on it.

Through Reincarnation Shimizu seems to be leaning towards the psychological thriller genre. Though this movie had that J horror sort of flavor, Reincarnation dives into mind gaming territory. I really love this development.

The film's story was engaging and goes through lots of styles. It moved along very fast right to my favorite part... the "revelation". That one should have people either shock or laughing out of their minds. Like I said, this is a brain game movie. Watch this movie for yourself and decide.