Ju-on: The Grudge
Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplegrittyfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy
"When a grudge from the dead passes to the living - Who is safe?"
Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is morally murky, straightforward and original. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.7 /10
TMDB · 525 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Volunteer home-care worker Rika 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.
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Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Nikkatsu Corporation
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