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User Rating:
6.4/10   739 votes
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Director:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writer:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa (written by)
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Release Date:
24 February 2007 (Japan) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery | Thriller more
Plot:
A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A rich and beautiful tale of otherworldly expression more (15 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Kôji Yakusho ... Noboru Yoshioka
Manami Konishi ... Harue Nimura
Tsuyoshi Ihara ... Tôru Miyaji
Hiroyuki Hirayama ... Wakai Keiji Sakurai
Ikuji Nakamura ... Shôichi Sakuma
Ryo Kase ... Sagyôsen no Sen'in (as Ryô Kase)
Kaoru Okunuki ... Miyuki Yabe
Hironobu Nomura ... Seiji Onoda
Jin Muraki ... Kenshikan Furuya
Hajime Inoue ... Keiji
Naoko Miyake ... Kangofu
Yôko Chôsokabe ... Kangofu
Takahiro Sato ... Sakuma no Musuko Yûsuke (as Takahiro Satô)
Kenkichi Watanabe ... Shiryôgakari
Kaoru Mizuki ... Shibata Reiko no Hahaoya
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Shriek (International: English title) (working title) (Japan) (literal English title)
Retribution (International: English title) (literal title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violent content.
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Runtime:
104 min | Italy:103 min (Venice Film Festival)
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:16 | USA:R | Australia:MA | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Japan:PG-12
Filming Locations:
Japan
Company:
Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) more

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Soundtrack:
Kaze ni naru more

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User Comments

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13 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
A rich and beautiful tale of otherworldly expression, 20 January 2007
8/10
Author: CipherCode from Denver, CO

This really is another masterpiece in a gathering of work that puts so many American mainstream horror directors to shame.

A rich tale of longing and unrequited desire, summed in an intensely satisfying, and beautiful prose. Delicate, yet overwhelming at times. Smart and distracting, like the written lines of Haruki Murakami, filled with lynchesque overtones. It reminded me of Miike doing Izo, in its expertise in skipping genre and time planes to find its core story. I loved this movie. I know it is clique, but I laughed, I cried. I jumped out of the seat of my pants!!!

For a lover of Kurosawa, this is a must!

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