Retribution (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)

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Japanese writer-director Kurosawa Kiyoshi made his international breakthrough in 1997 with the acclaimed psychological thriller Cure. Renowned for his horror titles, the director has a knack for getting under the skin & into the mind with deep, unsettling films that challenge the boundaries of the genre. A decade after Cure, Kurosawa teams up with producer Ichise Taka ( Ring, Ju-On) & again actor Yakusho Koji, the star of Cure & 2003s Doppelganger, for Sakebi ( Retribution). Like Cure, Sakebi stars Yakusho as a weathered detective who begins to lose himself in a serial murder investigation, bringing up perplexing questions of self, memory, & the fragility & perils of the human mind. From there, Kurosawa takes the film to even more startling & disturbing places, soberly exploring the darkness that brings people together. Besides the classic pairing of Kurosawa & Yakusho, the film also features the remarkable supporting cast of Odagiri Joe ( Yureru), Ihara Tsuyoshi ( Letters from Iwo Jima), Konishi Manami ( Udon), & Kase Ryo ( Nice no Mori).

Detective Yoshioka (Yakusho Koji) is in charge of a serial murder case, & in the course of investigation, he discovers his own fingerprints & personal effects at a murder scene. As more & more clues point to him, Yoshioka tries hard to make sense of the situation, but its as if a cloud hangs over his mind & pieces of his life are missing in darkness. His relationship with his longtime girlfriend Harue (Konishi Manami) feels empty & distant, & his partner Miyaji (Ihara Tsuyoshi) is starting to suspect him. Unsure if he can even trust himself, Yoshioka goes to police psychiatrist Takagi (Odagiri Joe) for help, but the therapy cant seem to clear his mind of shadows & spectres. Is Yoshioka actually hunting himself?