5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Ghost Killer (2025)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.8
Overview
After being possessed by the ghost of vengeful hitman Kudo, college student Fumika Matsuoka agrees to help him finish his quest for revenge from beyond the grave.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
After being possessed by the ghost of vengeful hitman Kudo, college student Fumika Matsuoka agrees to help him finish his quest for revenge from beyond the grave.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film primarily functions as a supernatural action thriller focused on personal vengeance and crime within a genre framework, without engaging with explicit political ideologies or broader societal critiques. Its themes are personal and moral rather than political.
Ghost Killer centers on a female protagonist in an action role, emphasizing themes of female empowerment and agency. The narrative explicitly critiques misogynistic attitudes, abusive relationships, and domestic violence, making these social issues central to its plot and contributing to a strong DEI focus.
Secondary
The film features Fumika Matsuoka, who, channeling a ghost's skills, repeatedly defeats male opponents in direct physical combat. Her victories involve hand-to-hand fighting, martial arts, and melee weapons, both in one-on-one and group encounters.
Ghost Killer does not portray or focus on the LGBTQ community within its narrative. The film centers on a supernatural action story exploring female empowerment and abusive relationships, with no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the plot or character arcs.
The film "Ghost Killer" does not feature any transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story centers on supernatural revenge, female empowerment, and martial arts action, with no depiction or mention of the transsexual community or related issues.
Ghost Killer is an original film with characters created specifically for the screen, not an adaptation of any pre-existing source material or historical event. Therefore, no characters have a canonical gender that could be swapped.
The film's major characters, Fumika, Hideo Kudo, and Toshihisa Kagehara, are all described as Japanese and are portrayed by Japanese actors. The casting maintains ethnic authenticity, aligning with the characters' backgrounds and the film's Japanese setting, with no indication of a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
7.4
Critic Ratings
9.5
N/A
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