The Grudge (2004)

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

Director:

Takashi Shimizu

Writers:

Stephen Susco (screenplay), Takashi Shimizu (film "Ju-On: The Grudge")

Stars:

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, William Mapother

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Karen
Jason Behr	...	Doug
William Mapother	...	Matthew
Clea DuVall	...	Jennifer
KaDee Strickland	...	Susan
Grace Zabriskie	...	Emma
Bill Pullman	...	Peter
Rosa Blasi	...	Maria
Ted Raimi	...	Alex
Ryo Ishibashi	...	Nakagawa
Yôko Maki	...	Yoko
Yuya Ozeki	...	Toshio
Takako Fuji	...	Kayako
Takashi Matsuyama	...	Takeo
Hiroshi Matsunaga	...	Igarashi

Storyline

Karen Davis is an American Nurse moves to Tokyo and encounter a supernatural spirit who is vengeful and often possesses its victims. A series of horrifying and mysterious deaths start to occur, with the spirit passing its curse onto each victim. Karen must now find away to break this spell, before she becomes its next victim.

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Plot Keywords:

curse | american | japan | rage | nurse | 

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Taglines:

Even if you die, you can never escape. (Japan)

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence, and some sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Official site [ru]

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

22 October 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled 'Ju-on: The Grudge' Remake

Filming Locations:

Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$28,220 (Chile) (3 March 2006)

Gross:

$352,562 (Chile) (3 March 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Ghost House Pictures, Fellah Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 97 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A sequel (which became The Grudge 2) was greenlit on the Monday after the surprise success of the first weekend's box office of more than $39 million.

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Goofs

At the end, before Karen enters the morgue, she has a lot of blood and bruises in her face. Seconds later, inside the room, she appears with less blood than before, especially on the right side of her face.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Maria: Good morning. Peter? Are you OK? You're up early today.

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Connections

Spoofed in Saturday Night Live: Kristen Wiig/Vampire Weekend (2013)

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Soundtracks

Soundtrack on Varèse Sarabande

User Reviews

Hats off

Massive multiple chills down the spine! I'm surprised there's people who didn't like it! I saw it at 10 o'clock in the morning and still got scared stiff! And I've seen hundreds of thrillers/horror movies! For crying out loud,I'm 22!!! I mean, OK, voice acting, not particularly good, probably even b-movie-ish. But the genuine look of terror, the sound effects, the flow! From the very start, hitting you again and again with relentless, unforgiving, terrorising scenes! So many clichés yet none fails to surprise/scare! You know it's coming, it's coming, it's coming, BOO! and you still jump off the chair. Grab a pillow and a blanket, call your closest friend over and do not watch it at night! Hats off to the Japanese!