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In 2003, novelizations of stories from the series were written by Kei Ohishi. The first novel, Ju-on, elaborates on events and characters from Ju-On: The Curse, The Curse 2 and Ju-On: The Grudge. A novel titled Ju-On 2 was released the same year, which elaborates on the events from Ju-On: The Grudge 2. [18]
[1] Ju-On was given a limited theatrical release by Solar Films in the Philippines on 26 November 2003. [6] The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States on 23 July 2004. [7] In the United States, the film grossed a total of $325,680 from 23 July – 9 December 2004. [8] Ju-on: The Grudge was released on DVD by Lions Gate ...
Ju-On: The Grudge has been notable for receiving negative reception from critics. Based on 32 reviews, the game holds a Metacritic score of 39/100 [9] and 40% on GameRankings based on 27 reviews. [8] Weekly Famitsu rated Ju-On: The Grudge at a 22 out of 40 from four reviewers, a week before the game was released in Japan. [10]
She then reprised her role in the direct-to-video film Ju-on and its sequel, Ju-on 2. When director Takashi Shimizu decided to direct two additional instalments for a broader theatrical release, which he called ( Ju-on: The Grudge and Ju-on: The Grudge 2 ), Fuji played the character of Kayako twice more.
Toshio Saeki (佐伯 俊雄, Saeki Toshio) is a fictional character from the Ju-on franchise, created by Takashi Shimizu.He was played by several child actors, including Daiki Sawada in the short movie 4444444444, Ryōta Koyama in the original two V-Cinema movies, Yuya Ozeki in the theatrical movies and The Grudge, Ohga Tanaka in The Grudge 2, Shimba Tsuchiya in The Grudge 3, Shūsei Uto in Ju ...
The first installment is a remake of Ju-On: The Grudge and follows a similar storyline to the Japanese film. [1] The sequel, The Grudge 2, is not a remake and follows a unique storyline, albeit still borrowing some plot elements from several Japanese predecessors. [2] Another sequel, The Grudge 3, picks up shortly after the events of the second ...
Kayako spent most of her free time with her cat Kuro and was highly anti-social. In the first installment of the Ju-on franchise, (Ju-on: The Curse), Kobayashi's wife Manami [sic] remarks that she remembers Kayako from college and that she found her "creepy". Kayako became highly jealous of Manami and even tried to curse her but failed and ...
While it is often claimed that the subsequent feature-length video films Ju-on: The Curse and Ju-on: The Curse 2 are remakes of Katasumi and 4444444444, the two segments "are actually the foundations of Ju-on", according to Shimizu, and act "almost like the true prequel of the story". [1]