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The Grudge (2004) -- Spanish Trailer
The Grudge (2004) -- 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.
The Grudge (2004) -- 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.
The Grudge (2004) -- 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.
The Grudge (2004) -- 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.

Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   39,965 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Stephen Susco (screenplay)
Takashi Shimizu (film "Ju-On: The Grudge")
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Release Date:
22 October 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
It never forgives. It never forgets. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
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(162 articles)
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User Comments:
If you've seen the Japanese originals, you've already seen this film. more (891 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Der Fluch (Germany)
The Juon (Japan)
Untitled 'Ju-on: The Grudge' Remake (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence, and some sensuality.
Runtime:
92 min | South Korea:97 min (uncut version) | Japan:98 min
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Trivia:
According to the DVD Commentaries and Featurettes, the house in The Grudge (2004) was built completely on a sound stage. It was based almost entirely on the house in Ju-on (2002). It was built like a normal house, the 'house set' had two floors so that cuts did not have to be made when a character was walking upstairs. However, the attic was built separately from the house to allow for more room when filming. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Karen is looking up information about Toshio on the internet, the search engine option "images" on The Daily News Japan website is spelled "imaegs". Also, "option" is supposed to be capitalized like "View", "Tool", and "Help" are. "Tool" is also meant to be "Tools". more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Maria: Good morning. Peter? Are you OK? You're up early today.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Rebound (2009) more

FAQ

How does the movie end?
What is that eerie noise that Kayako makes?
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60 out of 106 people found the following comment useful.
If you've seen the Japanese originals, you've already seen this film., 31 October 2004
6/10
Author: dbborroughs from Glen Cove, New York

This review is really a word of warning, if you've seen any of the earlier Japanese versions of this story you've seen this movie before. If you've seen all four of the earlier films, you've really seen everything (except the frightening opening with Bill Pullman) and you'd best wait for home video.

I understand that the film makers wanted to make sure that this film worked and made them money, so they repeated what worked, even casting the same Japanese actors for the kid and other roles; but it would have been nice if they had done more that was new beyond the opening sequence.

This isn't to say that the film is bad, its not, rather, its just that unless you're walking in to the film fresh odds are you're going to be like me and know what each five or ten minutes is going to bring because of the set up of the sequence.

For me it was a 6 out of 10, for fresh eyes probably higher.

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