Reincarnation (2005): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Reincarnation is a 2005 mystery horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, starring Shun Oguri as Kazuya Omori, Hiroto Itô and Atsushi Haruta. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes and earned $4.7 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Takashi Shimizu
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- TBS
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Reincarnation About?
The premise of Reincarnation without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After being cast in a horror movie that dramatizes a real murder spree from more than four decades ago, a Japanese actress begins to suffer vivid, unsettling visions and inexplicable experiences that echo the atrocities. As the line between film and reality blurs, she discovers that death may be only the beginning.
Reincarnation Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- men's bathroom
- straitjacket
- psychotronic film
- killer
- aerial camera shot
- child in jeopardy
- serial murder
- supernatural power
- supernatural serial murder
- japanese horror
- asian horror
- grindhouse film
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- murder
- actress
- ghost
- hotel
- professor
- loss of sanity
- one word title
- year 1970
- female stockinged foot
- wooden box
- wind
- vanilla fudge t shirt
- tunnel
- transformation
- trance
- throat slit
- star has minimal dialog
- stabbed in the chest
- spurting blood
- sleeping on a bus
- scrapbook
- school lecture
- reflection in water
- penguin
- peephole
- mysterious girl
- mistaken identity
- memory of previous life
- mass murder
- looking at oneself in a mirror
- limp
- leg wound
- invisible force
- interview
- hit by a truck
- hiding in a closet
- hanged by the neck
- filming someone dying
Reincarnation Cast & Characters
Shun Oguri leads the cast as Kazuya Omori, with Hiroto Itô as Yuya Omori and Atsushi Haruta as Norihasa Omori. Directed by Takashi Shimizu; 16 actors are credited in all.
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Director Takashi Shimizu
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Shun Oguri as Kazuya Omori - Hiroto Itô as Yuya Omori
- Atsushi Haruta as Norihasa Omori
- Kippei Shiina as Ikuo Matsumura
Also Starring in Reincarnation
· 12 more- Yûka Nagisa Sugiura
- Karina Yayoi Kinoshita
- Marika Matsumoto Yuka Morita
- Miki Sanjō Ayumi Omori
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa Professor Kawashima
- Tarô Suwa Projectionist
- Tetta Sugimoto Tadashi Murakawa
- Hidekazu Mashima Assistant Supervisor
- Mantaro Koichi Yamanaka Producer
- Shoichiro Masumoto Yukihiko Yamaguchi
- Takako Fuji Hotel Maid
- Yasutoki Furuya Catering Staff
More from Takashi Shimizu
More films directed by Takashi Shimizu, best-rated first: Ju-on: The Grudge, Howling Village, The Grudge and Marebito (The Stranger from Afar).
Reincarnation Plot Summary
What happens in Reincarnation from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Norihasa Omori (Atsushi Haruta)—a professor bent on uncovering the mysteries of reincarnation—travels to a local hotel in 1970 and records himself committing a brutal slaughter: eleven lives, including guests, staff, and his own children. He then dies by his own hand, leaving behind a controversial piece of footage that dissolves into the ether and vanishes from memory. The act is chilling in its certainty, a calculated rite meant to probe what lies beyond death, and its disappearance stirs a quiet puzzle that future generations will chase.
Full summary
The whole story of Reincarnation, scene by scene
Reincarnation Box Office
Reincarnation grossed $4.7 million worldwide. $321,875 came from the US and Canada and $4.3 million (93%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$4.7M
- US & Canada
- $321.9K
- International
- $4.3M
Reincarnation Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Reincarnation.
How Well Do You Know Reincarnation?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What is the name of the professor who filmed the 1970 murders?
Reincarnation Also Known As
12 alternative titles, including “Rinne” and “คนถ่ายผี”.
- Also known as
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- Rinne
- คนถ่ายผี
- Réincarnation
- Reinkarnáció
- 轮回
- גלגול נשמות
- 환생
- Almas Reencarnadas
- Reinkarnacja
- Реінкарнація
- Převtělení
- Реинкарнация
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Reincarnation FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Reincarnation, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Reincarnation?
Reincarnation runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Reincarnation released?
Reincarnation was released on October 27, 2005.
Who directed Reincarnation?
Reincarnation was directed by Takashi Shimizu.
More films by Takashi Shimizu Who is in the cast of Reincarnation?
Reincarnation stars Shun Oguri as Kazuya Omori, Hiroto Itô as Yuya Omori and Atsushi Haruta as Norihasa Omori, among 16 credited actors.
How much did Reincarnation make at the box office?
Reincarnation grossed $4.7 million worldwide ($321,875 domestic, $4.3 million international).
Does Reincarnation have a post-credit scene?
No. Reincarnation has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Reincarnation in?
The original language of Reincarnation is Japanese.
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