Penalty Loop

Memento if it had a time-traveling vengeance killer. Jun enters a looped day where he avenges his lover by murdering her killer. Each reset brings a chance to break free, or sink deeper. A dark puzzle box, Japanese-style.

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Shinji Araki directed Penalty Loop in 2024. See Shinji Araki's full filmography, where to start with Shinji Araki, or where to go after you've seen everything by Shinji Araki.

Penalty Loop was released in 2024 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.