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The Grudge is an American supernatural horror film series released by Sony Pictures based on and a part of the larger Japanese Ju-On franchise. The first installment is a remake of Ju-On: The Grudge and follows a similar storyline to the Japanese film. [1]
The Grudge is a 2004 American supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise. A remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge, it is the first installment in The Grudge film series.
The Grudge is an American supernatural horror film series released by Sony Pictures based on and a part of the larger Japanese Ju-On franchise. The first installment is a remake of Ju-On: The Grudge and follows a similar storyline to the Japanese film.
The Grudge is a 2019 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Nicolas Pesce. The film takes place before and during the events of the 2004 film of the same name (and its two sequels), which was a remake of the 2002 Japanese film Ju-On: The Grudge.
- Katasumi and 4444444444 (1998) The two central characters from the Ju-On franchise first appear in these two short films from Takashi Shimizu. At just three minutes each, Katasumi and 4444444444 are a pair of expertly economic ‘screamers’ where innocent teenagers get the fright of their lives, courtesy of a crawling contortionist and a small boy who meows like a cat, both painted head to toe in white.
- Ju-On: The Curse (2000) Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Shimizu’s mentor at film school and already a notable genre voice due to films like Sweet Home, Cure and Séance – loved the two shorts and helped to secure the budget for their expansion into a straight-to-video feature.
- Ju-On: The Curse 2 (2000) The Curse 2 is a short and curious sequel that was shot back-to-back with The Curse. 29 minutes out of 76 (nearly half the run time) are taken entirely from The Curse, which certainly makes you question the point of making two films.
- Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) Both Curse films were very successful in Japan, so Shimizu was asked to bring Kayako and Toshio out of the video world and onto the big screen, which he did with style.
The Grudge is an American horror film series released by Sony Pictures based on the Japanese Ju-on films created by Takashi Shimizu. The first installment of the series is a remake of Ju-on: The Grudge and follows a similar storyline of the Japanese film.
Jun 6, 2024 · Takashi Shimazu's Ju-On (better known in North America as The Grudge) led the J-Horror charge into the 2000s. Two decades on, it can be daunting for new viewers seeking to delve into the mythos of what has become an extended franchise that includes a whopping 13 feature films, multiple shorts, and even a TV series.
