Ju-on: The Grudge
Seen it?2002 | 92 min | Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 48 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 178K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Takashi Shimizu
- Megumi OkinaRika Nishina
- Misa UeharaIzumi Toyama
- Yoji TanakaYuji Toyama
- Misaki ItōHitomi Tokunaga
- Kanji TsudaKatsuya Tokunaga
- Shuri MatsudaKazumi Tokunaga
- Kayoko ShibataMariko
- Yui IchikawaChiharu
- Yukako KukuriMiyuki
- Takako FujiKayako Saeki