Ju On: The Grudge

Original title: Ju-on

2002
15
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

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Supernatural Horror Horror

A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

50K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
This film is actually the third installment of the Ju-on series, and the first to get a wide theatrical release. It was preceded by two low budget films from 2000 known as (Ju-on: The Curse (2000) and Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)), whose storylines are continued in this sequel.

Goofs
(at around 1h 18 mins) When Rika wakes up in bed to a room full of yowling black cats, several of the cats are obviously statues. Some of them are even clearly replicas of the same statue.

Quotes
[repeated line]
Hirohashi: Thanks for the effort.

Alternate versions
In the Technical Specifications link for the film, there are two versions of this film listed, one with a runtime "1 hr 32 min (92 min)" and another clocking in at "1 hr 43 min (103 min) (original cut)".

Connections
Featured in Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)

Soundtracks
Kagi ga akanai
Music by Hiroyuki Hamamoto
Lyrics by Kei Noguchi
Performed by Suitei Shôjo
Courtesy of Epic Records Japan

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Featured review

7/10

Wasting No Time

I watched the American version of "The Grudge" with Sarah Michelle Gellar some years ago and liked it a lot. Today I got a chance to see the Japanese original. Even though I saw it second and it doesn't have the same production value as the American version, I still liked it.

"Ju-On" bucked the trend a bit that you see with just about every movie dealing with hauntings or poltergeists; they jumped to level ten with the ghosts. 99% of horror movies involving a specter start off very slowly like the ghost is working up the nerve to fully scare the victim. In "Ju-On," because there are multiple victims, the tortured soul wastes no time. You have to appreciate a ghost who wants to get things done promptly.