The Grudge 2 (2006)

In Tokyo, a young woman (Tamblyn) is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister (Gellar). The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

Director:

Takashi Shimizu

Writers:

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

Stars:

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Karen
Amber Tamblyn	...	Aubrey
Arielle Kebbel	...	Allison
Takako Fuji	...	Kayako
Edison Chen	...	Eason
Sarah Roemer	...	Lacey
Matthew Knight	...	Jake
Misako Uno	...	Miyuki
Teresa Palmer	...	Vanessa
Ohga Tanaka	...	Toshio (as Oga Tanaka)
Yuya Ozeki	...	Toshio
Jennifer Beals	...	Trish
Christopher Cousins	...	Bill
Zen Kajihara	...	Folklore Guy
Takashi Matsuyama	...	Takeo

Storyline

In Pasadena, Mrs. Davis sends her daughter Aubrey Davis to Tokyo to bring her sister Karen Davis, who is interned in a hospital after surviving a fire, back to the USA. After their meeting, Karen dies and Aubrey decides to investigate what happened to her and gets herself trapped in the same situation, being chased by the ghost of the house. Meanwhile in Tokyo, the three high school mates Allison, Vanessa and Miyuki visit the famous haunted house and are also chased by the ghost. In Chicago, Trish moves to the apartment of her boyfriend Bill, who lives with his children, the teenager Lacey and boy Jake. On the next door, weird things happen with their neighbor.

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Plot Keywords:

curse | supernatural | ghost | high school | schoolgirl | 

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Taglines:

What Was Once Trapped, Will Now Be Unleashed

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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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:

Sony Pictures [us] Sony Pictures [us] (No Flash)

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

13 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

El grito 2

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$61,534 (South Africa) (17 November 2006)

Gross:

$1,723,396 (Mexico) (24 November 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Ghost House Pictures, Mandate Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min 108 min (Unrated Director's Cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the "Columbia" logo screen before the feature, the standard logo appears normal for a moment, then the hair grows and the Columbia statuette turns to Kayako as the word "Columbia" changes to "Grudge 2". The screen flashes for a moment as this happens.

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Goofs

When Trish enters Jake's room, the floor in front of him is empty, and the camera turns to face Trish. When it's put back on Jake there is some kind of sport equipment on the floor.

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Quotes

Principal Dale: Allison, I don't know what you're talking about. Vanessa and Miyuki aren't missing. They're right here.
Allison: [turns, seeing the ghostly manifestations of Vanessa and Miyuki sitting on either side of her]

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Crazy Credits

The Columbia Pictures title lady changed into Kayako Saeki with the torch light she was holding flickered on and off.

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Connections

Follows The Grudge (2004)

User Reviews

This is one of the better chapters.

Takashi Shimizu can make horror with both hands tied behind his back. For this reason, I found that the American remake of Ju-on: The Grudge was a quasi-disappointment. Fortunately this time around, Shimizu is back in the saddle. Although not as horrifying as Ju- on: The Grudge 2, this chapter of the series is right back on track.

Being another production backed outing from Sam Raimi, the score and visuals felt even more natural than in past sequels. As this saga continues to evolve (as it had better!), there were many "plot thread" subtleties untouched in the Ju-on: 2 that were happily noted. I felt it gave the American movies a necessary departure from the Japanese story.

As I'm sure Shimizu is getting sick of using and stretching the same characters and themes AND because I'm unsure if a third installment is coming, I'll savor this little morsel of horror.

Check it out. Just don't forget to watch Ju-on 2!!!