Reincarnation (film)

Reincarnation (aka Rinne) is a 2005 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu. Preceded by Infection (Kansen) and Premonition (Yogen), Reincarnation is the third film in producer Takashige Ichise's six part J-Horror Theater series.

The plot is thus: 35 years ago, a series of murders took place in a hotel. A college professor had apparently gone mad and, as part of his wish to understand reincarnation, filmed himself killing 11 of the hotel guests and employees, as well as his own children, before committing suicide. In the present day, horror movie director Matsumura decides to make a movie about the massacre. As the date of the shoot draws near, Nagisa Sugiura, the actress who is set to star as the professor's daughter, is haunted by the ghosts of the victims and visions of the killings. However, Nagisa is not the only person who is seeing these visions...

The film was part of the After Dark Horrorfest film festival.


 * Break the Cutie:
 * Creepy Child: The ghost of the professor's daughter.
 * Creepy Doll: This film contains the creepiest damn one you may ever see.
 * Demonic Possession
 * Downer Ending:
 * Ghostly Goals
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: The hotel maid is played by Takako Fuji, best known for portraying Kayako Saeki of the Juon and The Grudge series'. It becomes ever more obvious when the maid, as a ghost, starts with the creepy, jerky movements, something that Fuji has a talent for.
 * Infant Immortality: Very much averted.
 * Jump Scare
 * Marionette Motion:, and the hotel maid's ghost when she's hanging from the ceiling.
 * Mind Screw
 * My Truck Hates Me
 * One-Scene Wonder: The hotel maid, as played by Takako Fuji, thanks to being one of the more unsettling ghosts in the film.
 * Psychological Horror
 * Reincarnation: Well, of course.
 * The Reveal:
 * Serial Killer: The professor.
 * Tomato Surprise: See The Reveal above.
 * Trailers Always Spoil: Some of the jump scares are included in the trailer, including the one featuring the hotel maid's ghost.
 * Trailers Always Spoil: Some of the jump scares are included in the trailer, including the one featuring the hotel maid's ghost.