The Grudge
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 own 2002 Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge, it is the first installment in The Grudge film series. It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, KaDee Strickland, Clea DuVall, and Bill Pullman. Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki, and Takashi Matsuyama portray the characters Kayako Saeki, Toshio Saeki, and Takeo Saeki from the original films. The plot is told through a nonlinear sequence of events and includes several intersecting subplots.
Plot
The Grudge is a curse, born when someone dies in extreme rage or sorrow and lingers where the person dies. Those who encounter it will die, and the curse is reborn repeatedly, passing from victim to victim in an endless growing chain of horror.
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| author | Stephen Susco Takashi Shimizu |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Tokyo |
| director | Takashi Shimizu |
| editor | Jeff Betancourt |
| events | supernatural |
| genre | horror thriller |
| keywords | build ceiling college professor culture shock grudge haunt horrify jealous husband karen davis kayako saeki kill learn office building onryō paralyze pass takeo takeo saeki toshio toshio saeki write |
| musicBy | Christopher Young |
| producer | Robert Tapert Sam Raimi Takashige Ichise |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures Ghost House Pictures |
| publisher | Senator International Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | Japan |
| theme | ghost japanese japanese horror narrative supernatural |