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Ju-on: The Grudge

Ju-on: The Grudge

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Ju-on: The Grudge

"When a grudge from the dead passes to the living, who is safe?"

2002

1h 32m

6.8(973 votes)

Horror

Overview

When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.

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Production Companies

Pioneer LDC

Nikkatsu Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Megumi Okina

Megumi Okina

Rika Nishina

Misa Uehara

Misa Uehara

Izumi Toyama

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Yuji Toyama

Misaki Itō

Misaki Itō

Hitomi Tokunaga

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Katsuya Tokunaga

Shuri Matsuda

Shuri Matsuda

Kazumi Tokunaga

Kayoko Shibata

Kayoko Shibata

Mariko

Yui Ichikawa

Yui Ichikawa

Chiharu

Yukako Kukuri

Yukako Kukuri

Miyuki

Takako Fuji

Takako Fuji

Kayako Saeki

Creative team

Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Written by: Takashi Shimizu
Produced by: Hiroki Numata
Yoshinori Kumazawa

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