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A normal everyday house is haunted by events from the past when a woman and child were murdered here. Now, everyone who sets foot in the place becomes marked and those who have been tainted begin to die. Read more
| Starring | Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa |
|---|---|
| Director | Takashi Shimizu |
| Genres | Horror, World Cinema |
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A normal everyday house is haunted by events from the past when a woman and child were murdered here. Now, everyone who sets foot in the place becomes marked and those who have been tainted begin to die.
| Starring | Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa |
|---|---|
| Director | Takashi Shimizu |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT ONE |
| Original title | Ju-on |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 28 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Horror Films |
| Genres | Horror, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Japanese LOVEFiLM Instant: Japanese |
| Dubbed | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 30 Sep 2011 To Rent: DVD: 22 Oct 2007 |
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"...Ju-On is one of the most frightening films I've ever seen. Shimizu crafted some of the most unique onscreen scares in his Japanese version. He was relentless in his delivery, leaving you no time to catch your breath..."
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Scary...
This is the film that Sam Raimi desribed as one of the scariest movies he's ever seen, and I have to agree with him-this film freaked me out. I'm a fan... read more »
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Top class horror!
Takashi Shimizu knows how to click all the right buttons in this dark forboding pychological horror. There are certain scenes that give those night terror type ... read more »
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Confusing and not very scary.
Anybody like me who is in to their horrors - do yourself a favour and give this a miss unless very bored on a rainy day.
I had such high hopes what ... read more »
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house bears it
Famous original, but many of its imitations have seemed better to me. It's better than any american remakes and sequels. Plot is somewhat obscure so it is ... read more »
American cinemagoers have surprised critics again, by shooting horror remake The Grudge to the top of the charts. The film, a low-budget remake of the Japanese film Ju-On: The Grudge, was expected to have a moderate opening but instead stormed to the number one spot taking $40 million (£21.7 million) in its first three days. "If we would have done 20 [million dollars], we would have been ecstatic," said Rory Bruer, president of domestic distribution at Columbia Pictures. In the... Read more