Reincarnation(2005)
2005 · Takashi Shimizu · 96 min
A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.
Horror · Mystery
6.1155 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How Reincarnation scares
There's a heavy, disorienting fog over this whole movie, like piecing together a nightmare that isn't told in order. The pace is slow and dreamlike, with quiet unease building for long stretches before something unsettling appears, rather than constant jolts. Ghosts here feel sad and eerie more than violent, and the horror comes from a sense of old tragedy bleeding into the present. It's a good pick if you like moody, puzzle-like Japanese ghost stories that leave you thinking rather than screaming.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Reincarnation rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 12 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 65 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, dreamlike build of mounting unease that tightens gradually before erupting into a chaotic, intense final stretch.
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How scary is Reincarnation?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Reincarnation rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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