Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kôji Yakusho | ... | Noboru Yoshioka | |
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Manami Konishi | ... | Harue Nimura |
Tsuyoshi Ihara | ... | Tôru Miyaji | |
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Hiroyuki Hirayama | ... | Wakai Keiji Sakurai |
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Ikuji Nakamura | ... | Shôichi Sakuma |
Ryô Kase | ... | Sagyôsen no Sen'in | |
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Kaoru Okunuki | ... | Miyuki Yabe |
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Hironobu Nomura | ... | Seiji Onoda |
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Jin Muraki | ... | Kenshikan Furuya |
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Hajime Inoue | ... | Keiji |
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Naoko Miyake | ... | Kangofu |
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Yôko Chôsokabe | ... | Kangofu |
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Takahiro Satô | ... | Sakuma no Musuko Yûsuke |
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Kenkichi Watanabe | ... | Shiryôgakari |
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Kaoru Mizuki | ... | Shibata Reiko no Hahaoya |
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. Written by MuzikJunky
"Retribution" could just as well have been entitled "Recapitulation," since it returns to all of Kurosawa's themes, not only reiterating but enriching them. This time, however, the narrative is a little clearer, the cinematography richer in palette and more conventionally noir, and somehow these changes make the film slightly less disturbing than "The Cure"." As an introduction to his work, however, this may be the best place to start.