FilmPsychological Ghosts & Haunting Supernatural

Retribution2007

Name: Retribution
Genre: Psychological, Ghosts & Haunting, Supernatural
Released: 2007-02-24
Rating: 6.4

“The ghosts of the past always come back.”

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

6.4

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.4TMDB 6.5

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Year

2007

Runtime

104 min

Box Office

Revenue (worldwide)

$394,568

The premise

A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since the crimes are in the same vicinity, by the same method. However, as evidence points towards the detective, a ghost in red follows him, and he begins questioning his identity. His realization of what seems to be reality results in something far larger and more sinister.

Horror Vault's take

When a Tokyo detective is pulled into a baffling string of drowning murders, the investigation quickly turns inward as the evidence begins implicating the investigator himself. A spectral woman in red shadows his every move, blurring the boundary between guilt, memory, and something far more malevolent. Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa crafts a slow-burn descent into dread where the psychological and the supernatural are impossible to untangle. What begins as a procedural gradually reveals a darkness that stretches well beyond any single killer.

Content: Depictions Of Drowning, Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Themes Of Guilt And Psychological Distress