Ju-on: The Grudge

呪怨 (2002)

Timing: 1:32 (92 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2002-10-18

Country

Japan

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation, Pioneer LDC, Oz Company, Xanadeux Company

Genre

Horror

Budget

$3 500 000

Revenue

$3 657 876

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Director

Takashi Shimizu

Actors

Megumi Okina, Misa Uehara, Yoji Tanaka, Misaki Ito, Kanji Tsuda, Shuri Matsuda, Kayoko Shibata, Yui Ichikawa, Yukako Kukuri, Takako Fuji
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Takashi Shimizu

Producer

Takashige Ichise, Yoshinori Kumazawa, Kunio Kawakami, Hiroki Numata

Operator

Tokushô Kikumura

Composer

Shiro Sato

Artist

Audition

Editing

Nobuyuki Takahashi
All team (18)

• The house where filming took place was rented specifically for this project. When the franchise became popular, the house began to attract tourists, and in 2019 it was demolished.
• The makeup for the ghosts of Kayako and Toshio (played by Takako Fuji and Yūya Ozeki respectively) took 2 hours.
• Yūya Ozeki is afraid of cats, so filming his character with a beloved cat named Mar was very difficult.
• Takako Fuji practiced ballet and acrobatics, so all the seemingly impossible bends and jerky movements of her character she performed herself; no computer graphics were used.
• Two versions of the film – (R-rated) and PG-13 – were presented for test screenings. After a brief debate, it was decided to release the less harsh version, from which the most gruesome scenes were removed.
• Yuya Ozaki, who played the ghost boy, is terribly afraid of cats in real life. Nevertheless, throughout the film, we see his character with a cat in his arms.
• The attic of the ominous house was a separate structure. This provided more space for the film crew to maneuver within the house itself.