Reincarnation (film): Difference between revisions

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''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|~~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 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.

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* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|Several of the characters (main and supporting) [[Kill'Em All|are killed throughout the course of the film]], and [[Break the Cutie|Nagisa is driven insane and ends up in a mental institution]]. To make matters worse, it is implied that the professor's personality takes over hers.}}

* [[Ghostly Goals]]

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: The hotel maid is played by [[Takako Fuji]], best known for portraying Kayako Saeki of the ''[[~~Ju On~~]]'' and ''[[The Grudge]]'' series'. It becomes ever more obvious when the maid, as a ghost, starts with the [[Uncanny Valley|creepy, jerky]] movements, something that [[The Cast Showoff|Fuji has a talent for]].

* [[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 [[Uncanny Valley|creepy, jerky]] movements, something that [[The Cast Showoff|Fuji has a talent for]].

* [[Infant Immortality]]: Very much averted.

* [[Jump Scare]]

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* [[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]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Well]], [[Captain Obvious|of course]].

* [[Reincarnation]]: [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Well]], [[Captain Obvious|of course]].

* [[The Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Nagisa is not the reincarnation of the professor's daughter, as is initially believed... but of the professor himself.}}

* [[Serial Killer]]: The professor.