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The Grudge 3 was released straight-to-video on May 12, 2009, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and grossed $5 million in home sales. [3] The theatrical release of the film occurred in some countries internationally and grossed $1.9 million. [4] The film was followed by The Grudge (2020).
[3] The title of the Japanese films translates roughly to "Curse of Grudge", or more abstractly, a curse created due to an individual bearing a grudge against someone or something. The first two films in the series were so-called V-Cinema, or direct-to-video releases, but became surprise hits as the result of favorable word of mouth.
Takako Fuji (Katasumi, Ju-on: The Curse, Ju-on: The Curse 2, Ju-on: The Grudge, Ju-on: The Grudge 2, The Grudge, The Grudge 2) Misaki Saishō (Ju-on: The Beginning of the End, Ju-on: The Final Curse) Kyōka Takizawa (Young Kayako) (The Grudge 2) Aiko Horiuchi (The Grudge 3) Anna Moon (Tales from the Grudge) Tomoko Satō (Scary Movie 4)
The Grudge is an American supernatural horror film series released by Sony Pictures based on and a part of the larger Japanese Ju-On franchise.The first installment is a remake of Ju-On: The Grudge and follows a similar storyline to the Japanese film. [1]
A social worker visits the residence of an elderly woman, only to find her strangled by an electric cord. A nearby video player suddenly turns on and plays the cursed videotape. As she watches, Sadako Yamamura appears and kills the social worker. The video player is sold at a shop and bought by university students Yuri Kurahashi and Natsumi Ueno.
"To us, the ending does mean something specific, but saying what the ending means is almost like saying, 'This religion over here is the one true religion,'" Woods reveals. "It's almost at that level.
She initially went by her birth name, Emiko Ikehata, for screen credits until she began using her stage name, Emi Ikehata. In 2009, she scored her first leading role in a Hollywood film production in The Grudge 3 (2009) as Naoko, sister of the villain Kayako Saeki, who holds the secret to ending the curse once and for all. [3] [6] [7]
The Grudge is a 2004 American supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise. A remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge , it is the first installment in The Grudge film series .