Ju-on (2000) (V)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Takashi Shimizu

Writer:

Takashi Shimizu (written by)

Release Date:

11 February 2000 (Japan)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Plot:

Jealous of his wifes love for another man, a teacher from her high school, a man brutally kills his wife and young son...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Teacher | Jaw Ripped Off | Fear | Ghost Story

Cast

Yûrei Yanagi	...	Shunsuke Kobayashi (segment "Toshio")
Yue	...	Manami Kobayashi (segment "Toshio")
Ryôta Koyama	...	Toshio Saeki (segment "Toshio")
Hitomi Miwa	...	Yuki (segment "Yuki")
Asumi Miwa	...	Kanna Murakami (segment "Yuki")
Yumi Yoshiyuki	...	Noriko Murakami (segment "Yuki")
Kazushi Andô	...	Tsuyoshi Murakami (segment "Yuki")
Chiaki Kuriyama	...	Mizuho Tamura (segment "Mizuho")
Yoriko Douguchi	...	Nakamura (segment "Mizuho") (as Yoriko Dôguchi)
Jun'ichi Kiuchi	...	Tezuka (segment "Mizuho")
Denden	...	Yoshikawa (segment "Kanna")
Taro Suwa	...	Kamio (segment "Kanna") (as Tarô Suwa)
Reita Serizawa	...	Iizuka (segment "Kanna")
Shirô Namiki	...	Kansatsui (segment "Kanna")
Takako Fuji	...	Kayako Saeki (segment "Kayako")

Also Known As:

Ju-on: The Curse (International: English title) (informal title)

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:PG | USA:R

Company:

Toei Video Company

Trivia:

The strange vocal sounds were performed by director Takashi Shimizu.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Grudge (2004)

Maybe the most frightening movie I've ever seen.

First i was disappointed to see that it was a TV movie i had bought, but after 10 minutes of watching it i didn't give it much of a thought. This movie is simply just entertaining from beginning to end. There is no limit to the imagination of creepiness in this movie, all thanks to my new favorite horror director Takashi Shimizu. The fact, that its like Shimizu has thought " I would like to make a movie that scares the s*** out of everyone and then to hell with everything else" really makes me raise my thumbs up and bow in the dust for the man. This Flick is on my top 3 list of the scariest movies ever, together with "The shining" and "Salems lot". If i had seen this one when i was 13 i would have been horrified for stairs years to come (just like i was horrified for windows without curtains for about 5 years, after seeing "Salems lot"), thats for sure.

Note: You don't have to use blood for a movie to be scary. The Japanese have realized that, why cant the Americans???

The reason that i didn't give this movie 10 out of 10 is because i find it hard to keep track of all the names (maybe because I'm not Japanese?)and i miss some answers in this riddle of a ghost story. And yes, i HAVE seen the other 3 in the series. And no, you Don't get much more insight, just more confused. They are still some excellent horror movies though, especially Ju-on: The grudge 2. But the first one is still the most scary.

I gave it 9 out of 10. Enjoy! ;o)

Ps. If anyone knows movies as scary as the above mentioned, please write me the titles so i can continue my search for the scariest horror movie ever.