A house with a terrifying secret is the setting for this japanese horror film. In japan, when the volunteer social assistant rika nishina is assigned to visit a family, she is cursed. The grudge is a strange and complex mixture of lost in translation and dont look now, in which an ancient curse plagues a japanese house and all those who inhabit it. Death becomes a part of that place, killing everything it touches. The original japanese horror movie series kept going while hollywood made the grudge and the grudge 2.
Matthew williams william mapother, his wife, jennifer clea duvall, and mother, emma grace zabriskie, are americans making a new life in tokyo. The grudge and follows a similar storyline to the japanese film. The grudge japanese horror full movie english subtitles in japan, when the volunteer social assistant rika nishina is assigned to visit a family, she is cursed and chased by two revengeful fiends. When a person is killed in a violent way, his or her death generates a curse that will stay in the place where the crime took place. However, the ring worked naomi watts and the producing and filming carried the ring and delivered a spooky, creepy movie that was lots of fun to watch. Why it crackles surprisingly strong acting and several rileyoufromyourseatscares right the wrongs of the 2nd part of the franchise. Ju on the grudge 2002 complete japanese sub eng youtube. Juon received criticism for having a stream of consciousness approach to storytelling, so this was tightened up for the american version, then romance and. The grudge, with andrea riseborough, demian bichir, john cho, betty gilpin, lin shaye and jacki weaver. The grudge, the film ended up being a sidequel that takes place before and during the events of the 2004 film and its two direct sequels. The rated pg version is run 91 minutes, and unrated is run 98 minutes. A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.
I was in my late teens when the film came out and having never seen japanese horror before and having only ever seen slasher films or gorelined films such as halloween, friday the th, alien and other western horror classic, i was not prepared for the amount of dread this film created. Would really love if shudder would give us the choice of subtitles or a dubbed version. This film event coincided with the events of the 2004 film. Kayako, a woman brutally murdered by her husband and her son toshio. In the beginning of the film, there is an explanation in this regard. The other problem juon contends with is the unshakeable air of staleness and familiarity about it that seems to be becoming par for the course in asian horror movies these days. Why it crackles sarah michelle gellar powers japanese horror at its americanremake best. The house, as it turns out, is the site of a curse that lingers.
The grudge is the original japanese film version released in 2003 and. I forget or never watched japanese version of the grudge but japanese the ring was masterpiece compared to american version. The relaunch of the new american version of the japanese horror film juon. The grudge turns into a rote series of killings, with each new sequence introduced by a title with the name of its primary victim. Description an ancient supernatural spirit wreaks murderous vengeance on anyone coming within its powerful gripof rage in this terrifying tale of horror. The grudge us movie franchise, ranked worst to best photos. David kehr of the new york times compared the film unfavorably to the ring 1998, opining that juon. If youre wondering which one im talking about, heres the link to wikipedia, ok.
The grudge trailer horrific events in a houses past have left an evil curse that haunts each successive owner in this us remake of the 2003 japanese horror film juon. The biggest difference between the japanese and american versions of the story is in the structure of the narrative itself. It stars megumi okina, misaki ito, takashi matsuyama, and yui ichikawa. The film the grudge, which opened recently, is actually the fourth in an american horror film series and the th overall in a franchise that originated in japan in 1998 with a series of. The grudge is one of them since it had to be trimmed down quite a bit for a pg rating. The grudge movie poster internet movie poster awards. The sequel, the grudge 2, is not a remake and follows a unique storyline, albeit still borrowing some plot elements from several japanese predecessors. Ive already see both american versions, both one and two and i just watched juon.
The ring began the cycle in 2002, bringing american crowds into a remake of what was, in japan and much of asia, already a longrunning franchise of horror films about a cursed videotape. However, he directed an adapted screenplay that was written by someone else, and produced by sam raimi. The grudge tamil dubbed tamilrockers full movie new movie. The grudges ghost origin story explained screen rant. When a grudge from the dead passes to the living who is safe a mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides. The grudge 3 2009 the majority of the grudge movies are told in a nonlinear fashion, with a series of interconnected stories from different times. A series of horrifying and mysterious deaths start to occur, with the spirit passing its. The american version of this movie was very boring. The grudge follows several characters that are connected through a haunted house. The grudge is an american horror film series released by sony pictures, based on, and a part of the larger japanese juon franchise. Yuya ozeki, takako fuji, and takashi matsuyama all appeared in ju on. With megumi okina, misaki ito, misa uehara, yui ichikawa. An american nurse living and working in tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another.
The grudge is a very scary horror movie, based on a japanese legend. With sarah michelle gellar, jason behr, clea duvall, william mapother. The grudge tamil dubbed tamilrockers full movie new. The grudge is a 2020 american supernatural horror film written and directed by nicolas pesce, and produced by sam raimi, rob tapert, and taka ichise.
Description a young japanese woman holds the secret to ending the curse of the grudge. The grudge is back again, with a new version of the 2002 horror movie, juon the grudge, set to arrive early next year the 2002 film, directed by takashi shimizu, took place in japan, as. Jan 10, 2020 this iteration ignores the previous american versions and begins a year after 2003s juon. The original the grudge was released in 2002, and after the success of the ring in the us, shimizu was asked to remake his own film for american audiences. This was the first scary movie to ever give me a true nightmare. In japan, when the volunteer social assistant rika nishina is assigned to visit a family, she is cursed and chased by two.
In shimizus original treatment, the story is chopped up over. The grudge, takashi shimizu, created the original story as the third installment in the larger japanese franchise, juon, which shimizu started in 1998. Like all good jhorror, this version of the grudge knows that it should use gore sparingly and instead create. Video of juon full movie for fans of horror movies. Arkansas 2020 movie official trailer vince vaughn, liam hemsworth, clark duke. With the grudge, audiences everywhere are treated to a poor mans version of the ring another japanese scary movie that was beautifully done in japan but, in translation, something was lost. Her likeness was used as a tribute to her in the film juon.
Now 2020s the grudge has a new story with new victims, but the same old curse. An american nurse living and working in tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim. Highly recommend watching these originals over their remake twinsthe grudge. Stephen susco screenplay, takashi shimizu film juon. An evil spirit remains after a family is murdered in their home. So much more realistic and really has had such an influence on our horror films in the west. Oct 28, 2019 the grudge is back again, with a new version of the 2002 horror movie, juon the grudge, set to arrive early next year the 2002 film, directed by takashi shimizu, took place in japan, as. The grudge 2004 16 1h 27m blockbuster movies in this englishlanguage remake of a japanese horror film, an american in tokyo uncovers a deadly curse spread by a spirit with a tragic past. The grudge could have been something much more than just another notch in a neverending franchise. It never forgets karen davis is an american nurse moves to tokyo and encounter a supernatural spirit who is vengeful and often possesses its victims. Feb 24, 2016 the vengeful spirits of the ring 2002 the english remake of ringu and the grudge 2004 the remake of juon come together in this upcoming japanese horror movie about two evil supernatural. The grudge will return to theaters in 2020 rolling stone. Extended shock moments, more violence and deeper characters define this version authorized by director shimizu and make the theatrical version obsolete.
Takashi shimizu, who wrote and directed juon, got the opportunity to direct the remake of his own movie. The vengeful spirits of the ring 2002 the english remake of ringu and the grudge 2004 the remake of juon come together in this upcoming. The grudge is a 2002 japanese horror film written and directed by. Ju on the grudge 2002 complete japanese sub eng yuyu zufa. The grudge dvd, 2005, extended cut, not rated for sale. Highly recommend watching these originals over their remake twins the grudge. The film received a limited theatrical release in the united states on 23 july 2004.
With mizuki yamamoto, tina tamashiro, aimi satsukawa, misato tanaka. If youve seen the grudge already, dont think for an instant youve seen juon, by the end of the movie, they are completely different, not only with what characters are used there is, for example, a high school student involved, as well as the inspector who originally studied the case, to name a few. She travels to the haunted chicago apartment building where she encounters a family battling to survive. Zamera, ameriski remake kultne japonske grozljivke juon 2002. When an unknowing homecare worker awakens it, a terrifying chain of events begin. When a grudge from the dead passes to the living who is safe. The grudge 3 film in tamil free 75 versleandtchochel. Together they move into a house that has been the site of supernatural occurrences in the past, and it isnt long before their new home begins terrorizing the williams family as well. The curse japanese horror full movie english subtitles. A young japanese woman holds the secret to ending the curse of the grudge. The grudge 2002 and juon 2 2003, the japanese films upon which this film. The grudge japanese horror full movie english subtitles. Ever since ringu and its american remake the ring broke into the western popculture consciousness a couple of years back, just about every asian horror movie ive. The ring and the grudge movie sadako vs kayako hypebeast.