Yûrei Yanagi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Hitomi Miwa
Jealous of his wifes love for another man, a teacher from her high school, a man brutally kills his wife and young son. Searching for the son who has missed a lot of school, the teacher enters their h...( read more
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October 6, 2008One of the scariest films ever made. Not captured as well in the American remakes.
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November 2, 2009scary and dark. Japanese really know how to make a horror movie. The atmosphere is really intense and the make up is just excellent
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October 10, 2009This was a pleasant surprise. After seeing "Ju-on: The Grudge" which was a little dissapointing in my opinion, my expectation for this earlier "direct-to- video" film was low. The low-budget is noticeable with both the colours and the use of many static camera shots. But mostly t...( read more)
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September 15, 2009It was a movie that was both neat and stupid. It had a good concept in the way it viewed each person's life and what happened to them. Also I like the way the movie was show in a more realistic view instead of using a Hollywood style of cinematography. In saying this, it also was...( read more)
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March 5, 2009has a unique story, and quite entertaining as well as scary, though confusing...
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February 11, 2009Writer/director Takashi Shimizu's Ju-on (The Grudge) originally aired on Japanese television, and eventually developed a worldwide cult following as a low-budget horror classic. Shimizu went on to make an extended version of the movie, misleadingly titled Ju-on 2, and a big-budge...( read more)
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January 29, 2009Alot of people don't know there are 4 Ju-on movies (6 if you include the USA remakes - which will soon have another sequel 'The Grudge 3')
So to make things a bit clearer, here is the order they go in:
Ju-On (Otherwise known as 'Ju-On: The Curse')
Ju-On 2 (Otherwise known as 'Ju-On: The Curse 2') - which flixster doesn't list
Ju-On: The Grudge
Ju-On: The Grudge 2
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