Ju-on (2002)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Takashi Shimizu

Writer:

Takashi Shimizu (written by)

Release Date:

25 January 2003 (Japan)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Haunted House | Murder | Bedroom | Police Officer Killed | Psychotic

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Megumi Okina	...	Rika Nishina
Misaki Ito	...	Hitomi Tokunaga (as Misaki Itô)
Misa Uehara	...	Izumi Tôyama
Yui Ichikawa	...	Chiharu
Kanji Tsuda	...	Katsuya Tokunaga
Kayoko Shibata	...	Mariko
Yukako Kukuri	...	Miyuki
Shuri Matsuda	...	Kazumi Tokunaga
Yôji Tanaka	...	Yûji Tôyama
Yoshiyuki Morishita	...	Keibiin
Hideo Sakaki	...	Fukushi Sentâ Jimuin
Takashi Matsuyama	...	Takeo Saeki
Yuya Ozeki	...	Toshio
Takako Fuji	...	Kayako
Chikara Ishikura	...	Hirohashi

Also Known As:

The Grudge (UK) (DVD title) (USA)
Ju-on (USA) (DVD box title)
Ju-on 3 (Japan) (working title)
Ju-on: Gekijô-ban (Japan) (poster title)
Ju-on: The Grudge (International: English title) (informal title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing images.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS-Stereo

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Sweden:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Finland:K-18 | Germany:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Nerima, Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Pioneer LDC

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

Movie Connections:

Follows Ju-on 2 (2000)

Soundtrack:

Kagi ga akanai

Unsettling

Unlike many of the "reviews" below, I'm not going to take cheap shots at those who might not like Ju-On.

I will say, however, that any fan of supernatural horror owes it to themselves to decide on this one for themselves.

I wholeheartedly agree with those who found this film almost uncomfortable to watch. If you are one of those whom this film really gets to, it is an experience as powerful as Ringu, Dark Water or the Exorcist. Scary, scary, stuff.