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Retribution

Kôji Yakusho (Actor), Manami Konishi (Actor), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Director, Writer) Rated:

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From acclaimed director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (PULSE and CURE), RETRIBUTION was a film festival favorite, named the "Official Selection" of the New York Asian Film Festival, FantAsia Film Festival and the Fantastic Fest. Detective Yoshioka is investigating the drowning death of a young woman in a red dress. Lying face down in a muddy puddle, her stomach is found to be full of sea water. As the investigation progresses, clues begin to appear that point to him being the murderer - as his fingerprints are found on the body and some of his personal items are found at the murder scene. As more bodies turn up, killed in the same way, even the detective begins to wonder whether he may be the very murderer that he is pursuing.

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Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : s_medR R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 Ounces
Item model number : LGT22867DVD
Director : Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Run time : 1 hour and 44 minutes
Release date : April 15, 2008
Actors : Kôji Yakusho, Manami Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Hiroyuki Hirayama, Ikuji Nakamura
Subtitles: : English
Producers : Kazuya Hamana
Studio : Artisan / Lionsgate
ASIN : B00136MBUW
Writers : Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Number of discs : 1

Best Sellers Rank: #67,376 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,365 in Foreign Films (Movies & TV)
- #2,983 in Horror (Movies & TV)
- #6,149 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)

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lynn

Pretentious, boring and unlikable

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2017

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Utterly boring, dull dialogue, unsympathetic main character, and overly dark scenes where you can't even tell what's happening on the screen (I was in a dark room and still had to turn my laptop up to full brightness!). I'm a lover of subtle Japanese films, but this one is just... not good. I feel like this is one of those movies that pretentious people like to brag about loving, and that anyone who doesn't like it just doesn't "get" it. The truth is, it's just a boring movie that tries way too hard to be deep.

*SPOILER*
The moral of the story is that society is in decay and people are consumed by guilt about stuff. There, I just saved you from having to watch this film. (You're welcome)

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E. Beckstrom

One of the better post-Ring J-horrors

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2010

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Retribution is one of the better post-Ring J-horrors, and certainly one of the best J-ghost flicks. In fact, upon reflection, I'd have to include it in my top 20 ghost movies of all time. Retribution builds slowly and obscurely, in director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's classic style, beginning as a pretty confounding police procedural but then morphing into a disturbing, even heavy, ghost story.

Following the standard mode of exposition he employs in all of his horror films, Kurosawa does not impart information to the viewer in a straightforward manner, and I found myself having to use a lot my own reasoning to draw conclusions about motives and to fill in information gaps in the plot development. This is not a criticism, but simply to say that this is a pretty challenging movie. The main theme of the film is also more complex than we often see in genre pictures - as I see it, a fairly complex prism of abandonment, emotional isolation, and culpability, set amid urban desolation. (Thematically, in how it is shot, and in how it ends, Retribution actually reminds me in some respects of Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert.)

Retribution is shot in an unhurried fashion, and some viewers may grow restless. I have to admit that I myself did for a few minutes until I reminded myself of who was at the helm. The reward for my patience was a slowly building sense of suspense and unease, heightened by some very creepy and outright unusual ghost shots. No spoilers, I promise, but it will not come as a surprise to fans of Kiyoshi Kurosawa that the ending is not pat, though it may be a little less obscure than some of his other films.

So, all in all, far above average. I was going to give Retribution 3 stars, but after thinking more about the ending, and how intriguing the movie ultimately is, it rates a strong 4 or 4.5.

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Brood on this

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2012

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My mistake was in expecting this movie to follow the synopsis given. Instead, about midway, the entire plot shifts from an intriguing detective yarn to a bizarre end of the world scenario. What one has to do with the other is anyone's guess. Yes, I suppose it's the filmmaker's right to abruptly change genres but for someone who's expecting one thing, only to be told, never mind, it's not what you thought, it's another matter entirely, it's a bit of a cheat. It's like changing channels from CSI to Supernatural at the half way mark. As a viewer, I hate being purposely misled.
That said, after awhile, I did get used to Kiyoshi Kurosawa's willy-nilly approach to filmmaking and found parts of this film interesting if not enjoyable. Would I ever watch it again, definitely not.

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Charles W. Johnson II

I do like it. You just gotta sit and watch it ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2014

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Very weird "Who done it". Very introspective and the ending was weird enough to make the movie fit. I do like it. You just gotta sit and watch it with no breaks. Also the director made the right choice in eliminating the alternate ending. Just a let-down. The packaged ending was best.

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Carlos

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2016

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Amazing movie

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Hellen

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2016

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Great service, great product!

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ThorBiddlesworth

huh? oh. yes.

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2009

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This definitely is a movie that demands focus and thought from its viewers. Watch this to give your brain exercise. There's plenty of other movies out there to keep you mentally lazy as heck.

Cure and Pulse are my two favorites by this director, but this movie is right up there too.

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Ghost

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2013

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Compared to the director's Pulse and Cure this film is really weak. The special effects are not great and some of the editing leaves a lot to be desired. Not scary or creepy in the least.

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Robert Ian English

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Retribution.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2010

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I wanted to see this film because I am a big fan of J-horror and because I am an admirer of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's earlier film Seance.

Kurosawa (Kiyoshi,not Akira) is one of the better Japanese horror directors but his films can be slightly confusing and lack the polish
of someone like Nakata.Retribution is one of his lesser efforts and is probably only for hardcore J-horror fans.

The story concerns a detective investigating the murder of a young woman who gradually uncovers a number of clues that seem to imply
that he may be the guilty party.His possible guilt and his sanity are further questioned by visitations from a spectral tormentor linked
to events in his distant past.

I liked the film but not particularly,but I'm no expert and that's only my opinion.The Lionsgate DVD is fine and contains an alternate
ending which makes only slightly more sense,and I believe there is no current or planned U.K release so the region one import is the only
way to go.

Anyone new to Kiyoshi Kurosawa and willing to take my advice would be better off seeing Seance or Cure,two of the director's earlier
films,as I thought they were better than this one.

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Bit dull

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2018

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I bought the wrong film titled Retribution ....what can I say?!

Ray

Isolation und Einsamkeit....

Reviewed in Germany on September 25, 2014

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Der bekannte Horrorfilm Produzent Takashige Ichise bat ab 2004 mehrere namhafte japanische Regisseure darum für ihn einen Horrorfilm zu drehen, die inzwischen gesamthaft die J-Horror Theater Serie ergeben. Diese Serie setzt sich aus den Filmen "Infection" von Masayuki Ochiai, "Premonition" von Norio Tsuruta, "Reincarnation" von Takashi Shimizu, "Kaidan" von Hideo Nakata, "Kyöfu" von Hiroshi Takahasi, "Noioi" von Kōji Shiraishi und "Retribution" von Kiyoshi Kurosawa zusammen.
"Retribution" ist ein Polizeifilm, der zuerst sehr konventionell mit einem mysteriösen Mord in einer nicht gerade einladenden Gegend am Hafen von Tokio beginnt. Eine Frau in einem roten Kleid wurde die Nacht davor von einem unbekannten Killer einer einer schlammigen Salzwasserpfütze ertränkt. Der versierte, schwer depressive Noboru Yoshioka (Koji Yakusho) übernimmt die Ermittlungen. An seine Seite gestellt ist sein jüngerer Kollege Toru Miyaji (Tsuvoshi Ihara). Zwischen den beiden Polizisten herrscht ein latenter Konkurrenzkampf. Noboru Yoshioka leidet sehr stark an seiner privaten Einsamkeit, gelegentlich besucht ihn die Prostituierte Harue Nimura (Manami Konishi). Er hegt für die junge Frau tiefere Gefühle und wünscht sich mehr Zweisamkeit. Doch die Frau muss für einige Tage verreisen. So kann sich der Polizist auf seine Ermittlungen im Fall des unbekannten Opfers (Riona Hazuki) konzentrieren, die bei der Mordkommission die Bezeichung F18 erhält. Erschreckend stellt der Bulle fest, dass er möglicherweise viel mehr mit dem Mord zu tun hat als ihm lieb ist. Er entdeckt einen fehlenden Knopf an seinem Mantel und wenig später findet er ihn am Tatort, wo es ihn magisch hinzieht. Auch erscheint ihm der Geist einer Frau in einem roten Kleid. Sehr schnell geschieht ein zweiter Mord. Dieses Mal wird der Zuschauer Zeuge wie der angesehene Arzt Seishinkai Takagi (Jo Odagiri) seinen eigenen Sohn mit einer Spritze betäubt und ihn im Salzwasser ertränkt. Der Mann gibt seine Tat zu und gibt an, dass er Geister sieht. Es bleibt aber nicht bei diesem Mord. Die Lösung des mysteriösen Rätsels liegt womöglich in Der Vergangenheit, im Verdrängten, das seinen Fluch auf die Gegenwart ausweitet und seinen Ursprung in der Gegend um den Hafen hatte.
In langsamer Erzählweise und ruhigen, sorgfältig komponierten Einstellungen gelingt es dem Regisseur Kyoshi Kurosawa gleich von Anfang an eine sehr bedrückende und morbide Stimmung zu erzeugen. Das Grauen entfaltet sich langsam und es dominiert das unheimliche Mysterium. Kyoshi Kurosawa verzichtet weitestgehend auf drastische Schocks. Langsam aber sicher entsteht bei "Retribution" ein hypnotischer Sog und dem Hauptdarsteller Koji Yakusho gelingt das Kunststück eine Identifikation mit dem Publikum zu schaffen und dennoch in gewisser Weise undurchschaubar zu bleiben. Beklemmend auch die Subtexte, die der Film mit den Themen "Kollektivschuld" und "soziale Krankheit" anbietet. Die Location ist perfekt für diesen subtilen Thriller gewählt. Mitten in der Metropole ist der Mittelpunkt ein einsamer Ort der Isolation.

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Lorenzo Tofani

DVD restituito perchè difettoso ma servizio Amazon eccellente

Reviewed in Italy on October 17, 2020

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Le tre stelle sono una media tra la singola stella, in quanto il DVD si blocca ad un certo punto (provato su diversi lettori), e le cinque stelle sul servizio reso che è stato rapido ed efficiente.

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Cristian Mele

Cosa ne penso....

Reviewed in Italy on September 19, 2019

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Il dvd funziona perfettamente ed è come nelle condizioni descritte.

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