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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 .
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 ]
The film, titled Ju-On: The Grudge, was released on October 18, 2002, to critical acclaim, and was followed by a sequel, Ju-On: The Grudge 2, that was released on August 23, 2003. The rights to an American film remake of The Grudge were eventually acquired, with Shimizu himself attached to direct and Sarah Michelle Gellar starring. [ 4 ]
The two films were met with critical and commercial success, eventually popularizing J-Horror internationally which led to Western remakes, in the form of The Grudge (2004) and The Grudge 2 (2006), as Shimizu returned to direct and write them. However, the English remakes were met with a widespread mixed reception, albeit their commercial success.
The main plot of the film follows Rika's experience within the house but with a different ending. Its sequel, The Grudge 2, however, mirrors a similar ending, where Aubrey Davis meets the same fate as Rika. [citation needed] A sidequel and reboot of the original 2004 American film was released on 3 January 2020. [citation needed]
The Grudge film series features a large cast of characters mainly created by screenwriter Stephen Susco and Takashi Shimizu.The film series focuses on people affected by a deadly curse that spreads like a virus and manifests itself in various ways, such as turning people homicidal or people being haunted, ultimately leading to their demise if they come in contact with the curse in any way.
Like previous films in the series, Ju-on: The Final Curse is told in an anachronistic order through eight vignettes titled after characters featured in the story. They are, in order: Mai (麻衣), Reo (玲央), Ena (絵菜), Madoka (まどか), Toshio (俊雄), Midori (碧), Sota (奏太), and Kayako (伽椰子).
Ju-on: The Curse (呪怨, Juon), also known as simply Ju-on, is a 2000 Japanese V-Cinema supernatural horror film and the first installment in the Ju-on franchise, following two short films.