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Ju-on: The Curse

Ju-on: The Curse

20006.81h 10m

Overview

When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.

Directed by Takashi Shimizu
Written by Takashi Shimizu
Produced by Masaaki Takashima, Takashige Ichise, Kazuo Kato
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0M0

Top Cast

Yûrei Yanagi

Yûrei Yanagi

Shunsuke Kobayashi

R

Ryôta Koyama

Toshio Saeki

Takako Fuji

Takako Fuji

Kayako Saeki

Hitomi Miwa

Hitomi Miwa

Yuki

Asumi Miwa

Asumi Miwa

Kanna Murakami

Chiaki Kuriyama

Chiaki Kuriyama

Mizuho Tamura

Yumi Yoshiyuki

Yumi Yoshiyuki

Noriko Murakami

Kazushi Andō

Kazushi Andō

Tsuyoshi Murakami

Y

Yue

Manami Kobayashi

Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko Doguchi

Nakamura

Themes & Keywords

japanhaunted housestalkercursefearvengeful ghostoccultghost

About Ju-on: The Curse

Ju-on: The Curse is a horror, mystery film released in 2000 exploring themes of japan, haunted house, stalker, curse, fear, vengeful ghost. Directed by Takashi Shimizu, it stars Yûrei Yanagi, Ryôta Koyama, Takako Fuji. When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.

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