Ju-On: The Grudge

Ju-On: The Grudge
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji呪怨
Kanaじゅおん
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnJuon
Directed byTakashi Shimizu
Written byTakashi Shimizu[1]
Produced byTaka Ichise[1]
Starring
CinematographyTokusho Kikumura[1]
Edited byNobuyuki Takahashi[1]
Music byShiro Sato[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byLions Gate Films (US)[1]
Release date
Running time
92 minutes[2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$3.7 million[3]

Ju-On: The Grudge is a 2002 Japanese supernatural horror film written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. It is the third installment in the Ju-On series and the first to be released theatrically (the first two being direct-to-video productions). It stars Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Takashi Matsuyama and Yui Ichikawa.

Ju-On: The Grudge premiered at the Screamfest Film Festival on 18 October 2002, by Lions Gate Films. The film received favourable reviews from critics, but was initially unfavourably compared to another Japanese horror film, Ring. Subsequent reception has been more positive, with both Ju-On and Ring being considered two of the greatest J-horror films ever made. It spawned a franchise, an American remake, 2006 and 2009 sequels, a 2020 sidequel to the remake and a prequel television series entitled JU-ON: Origins, which premiered in 2020.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Elley, Derek (28 October 2003). "Review: 'The Grudge'". Variety. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Ju-On: The Grudge (15)". Medusa Communications & Marketing. British Board of Film Classification. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Ju-on: The Grudge". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 March 2023.