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Ju-on: The Grudge is a japonais film of genre Horror directed by Takashi Shimizu released in USA on 2 april 2004 with Megumi Okina
Ju-on: The Grudge (2003)
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Add to a movie listJu-on: The Grudge is a 2002 Japanese supernatural horror film written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. This film is the third installment in the Ju-on series and the first film to be theatrically released (the first two entries being direct-to-video productions). The film premiered at the Screamfest Film Festival in October 2002 and has spawned several sequels and an American remake titled The Grudge, which was released in 2004. The film was followed by Ju-on: The Grudge 2.
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The film’s story takes place over a number of years and like the other Ju-on films, is told in a non-linear order in six segments. The segments are presented in the following order: Rika (理佳), Katsuya (勝也), Hitomi (仁美), Toyama (遠山), Izumi (いづみ), and Kayako (伽椰子). The synopsis shall be told in the chronological order of events.Actors
Megumi Okina
(Rika Nishina)
Misaki Ito
(Hitomi Tokunaga)
Yui Ichikawa
(Chiharu)
Takako Fuji
(Kayako Saeki)
Misa Uehara (actress, born 1983)
(Izumi Toyama)
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