Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
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- R
- 1h 32min
- Horror
- 25 Jan 2003 (Japan)
- Movie
A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Megumi Okina | ... |
Rika Nishina
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| Misaki Itô | ... |
Hitomi Tokunaga
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| Misa Uehara | ... |
Izumi Tôyama
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| Yui Ichikawa | ... |
Chiharu
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| Kanji Tsuda | ... |
Katsuya Tokunaga
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Kayoko Shibata | ... |
Mariko
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Yukako Kukuri | ... |
Miyuki
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Shuri Matsuda | ... |
Kazumi Tokunaga
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Yôji Tanaka | ... |
Yûji Tôyama
(as Yoji Tanaka)
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| Yoshiyuki Morishita | ... |
Keibiin
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Hideo Sakaki | ... |
Fukushi Sentâ Jimuin
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Takashi Matsuyama | ... |
Takeo Saeki
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Yuya Ozeki | ... |
Toshio
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| Takako Fuji | ... |
Kayako
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Chikara Ishikura | ... |
Hirohashi
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Chikako Isomura | ... |
Sachie
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| Chiona Ôkuni | ... |
Erebêtâ no Onna
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Miho Fujima | ... |
Joshi Ana
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Daisuke Honda | ... |
Igarashi Keiji
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Hirokazu Inoue | ... |
Nakagawa Keiji
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Mao Kobayashi | ... |
Shôgakusei no Izumi
(as Tomomi Kobayashi)
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Aki Fujî | ... |
Yôko Tôyama
(as Aki Fujii)
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Risa Odagiri | ... |
Saori
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Kaori Nakajô | ... |
Chiaki
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Kana Kobayashi | ... |
Ayano
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Akira Saito | ... |
Sekine Sensei
(as Akira Saitô)
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Hiroyuki Yokoo | ... |
Nyûsu no Koe (voice)
(as Hiroyuki Yoko'o)
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Isao Yatsu | ... |
Saitô
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Haruka Yamano | ... |
Fukikae
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Akito Ueda | ... |
Fukikae
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| Jessica Gee-George | ... |
Kazumi Tokunaga (uncredited) (voice)
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| Wendee Lee | ... |
Rika Nishina (uncredited) (voice)
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| Michelle Ruff | ... |
Hitomi Tokunaga (uncredited) (voice)
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| Michael Sorich | ... |
Nakagawa Keiji (uncredited) (voice)
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| Kirk Thornton | ... |
Katsuya Tokunaga (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Takashi Shimizu | ||
Written by
| Takashi Shimizu | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Takashige Ichise | ... | producer |
| Kunio Kawakami | ... | producer |
| Yoshinori Kumazawa | ... | producer |
| Hiroki Numata | ... | producer |
Music by
| Shiro Sato | ... | (as Shirô Satô) |
Cinematography by
| Tokushô Kikumura | ||
Editing by
| Nobuyuki Takahashi | ||
Production Design by
| Toshiharu Tokiwa | ||
Production Management
| Katsuhiro Ogawa | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Masaki Adachi | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Masaya Kitada | ... | sound effects |
| Masato Komatsu | ... | sound recordist |
| Walter Ledesma | ... | sound re-recording mixer: English version |
| Kenji Shibasaki | ... | sound effects |
Location Management
| Rintaro Hamasaki | ... | location unit manager |
Additional Crew
| Peter Block | ... | acquisitions executive |
| Kiyoshi Kurosawa | ... | creative consultant |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | ... | creative consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- DeAPlaneta (2003) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (2003) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Medusa Communications and Marketing (2003) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Xanadeux (2003) (World-wide)
- Lionsgate (2004) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Lizard Cinema Trade (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Alpha Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Contender Entertainment Group (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Lionsgate (2004) (United States) (Subtitled & English Dubbed)
- Madman Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (subtitled)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (Subtitled & English Dubbed)
- MTV Netherlands (2005) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Silverline TV (2006) (Germany) (tv) (limited)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2010) (Finland) (tv)
- RTL2 (2013) (Germany) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming) (subtitled)
- Highlight Film (Germany) (DVD)
- Intercontinental Video (Hong Kong) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Nippon Eizo Creative (visual effects)
Other Companies
- ADC Group SpA (Italian dubbing) (Italian version)
- Arquebuse (sound effects)
- Cineo Camera (camera equipment supplied by)
- Horizon Entertainment (U.S. sales)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- Nihon Shomei Co. (lighting equipment supplied by)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (film processing)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In Japan, when the volunteer social assistant Rika Nishina is assigned to visit a family, she is cursed and chased by two revengeful fiends: Kayako, a woman brutally murdered by her husband and her son Toshio. Each person that lives in or visits the haunted house is murdered or disappears. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | When a grudge from the dead passes to the living - Who is safe? See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Kagi ga akanai See more » |
| Quotes |
[repeated line]
Hirohashi: Thanks for the effort. See more » |