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Ju-on: The Grudge

Ju-on: The Grudge

When a grudge from the dead passes to the living, who is safe?

20026.81h 32m

Overview

When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.

Directed by Takashi Shimizu
Written by Takashi Shimizu
Produced by Hiroki Numata, Kunio Kawakami, Yoshinori Kumazawa
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $3.7M

Top Cast

Megumi Okina

Megumi Okina

Rika Nishina

Misa Uehara

Misa Uehara

Izumi Toyama

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Yuji Toyama

Misaki Itō

Misaki Itō

Hitomi Tokunaga

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Katsuya Tokunaga

Shuri Matsuda

Shuri Matsuda

Kazumi Tokunaga

Kayoko Shibata

Kayoko Shibata

Mariko

Yui Ichikawa

Yui Ichikawa

Chiharu

Yukako Kukuri

Yukako Kukuri

Miyuki

Takako Fuji

Takako Fuji

Kayako Saeki

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathjapanprimal fearpanicrestartsupernaturalegomaniaremakeoccultj-horrorambiguous

About Ju-on: The Grudge

Ju-on: The Grudge is a horror film released in 2002 exploring themes of dying and death, japan, primal fear, panic, restart, supernatural. Directed by Takashi Shimizu, it stars Megumi Okina, Misa Uehara, Yoji Tanaka. When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.

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