Ju-on
In Ju-on is a series of horror films from Japan over a curse that a suburb of Tokyo haunts. Ju-on (Japanese 呪 怨 ) literally means “grudge” or “resentment”.
Ju-on (2000) / Ju-on 2 (2000)
→ Main article: Juon: The Curse , Juon 2
The first episodes of the Ju-on series were produced in Japan as V-Cinema ; Due to their popularity, they were re-filmed as theatrical versions by director Takashi Shimizu . Outside of Japan, the films are known as "Ju-on: The Curse," with "The Curse" being the English translation of the Japanese title.
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
When the young geriatric nurse Rika Nishina is supposed to take care of a woman who is apparently alone in need of care, the situation in the house becomes increasingly puzzling. When the geriatric nurse goes to bed one night and is surprised by a young woman and her young child, she begins to investigate. It turns out that in the house, the husband Takeo Saeki cruelly killed his wife Kayako (nee Kawamata) and the family's black cat and then hid Kayako's body in the attic, wrapped in a plastic bag. The son Toshio was able to hide in a closet on the second floor of the house. The reason for the murder was that Takeo had found out that his wife Kayako did not love him at all, but a former fellow student named Tsuyoshi. It also turned out that Tsuyoshi is Toshio's father. In an old legend it is said that when a person dies of great resentment, the soul remains behind and will strive for redemption for all eternity. Anyone who enters this place is caught in the curse and is later dead or disappeared. As the geriatric nurse sees strange things happening around her more and more often, she realizes that she is ominously exposed to the curse. She is also killed at the end of the film, but by Takeo's ghost.
The film was a huge hit at the 2003 Fantasy Film Festival .
Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (2003)
The main character of the film is the pregnant actress Kyoko Harase, who owes her fame to roles in many scary and horror films. When she's doing a documentary at the House of Curse, everything goes pretty smoothly. During the recordings on the stairs, on which the young geriatric nurse died, the sound engineer hears a high-pitched whistling sound in his ear, which comes from the actress' microphone. Yet they do not see or notice anything. Little by little, all crew members disappear except for the director and Kyoko, who despite many incidents gives birth to a healthy child - this one is Kayako ...
Juon: Shiroi Rōjo (2009)
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the series, two new films were made at the same time, which, like the first two films, consist of individual episodes. Takashi Shimizu and Taka Ichise returned as producers and in some cases also as screenwriters. However, each of the two horror films was overseen by a different director. One film is entitled Juon: Shiroi Rōjo ( 呪 怨 白 い 老 女 ) and was directed by Ryūta Miyake .
Juon: Kuroi Shōjo (2009)
Juon: Kuroi Shōjo ( 呪 怨 黒 い 少女 ) was released in Japanese cinemas on June 27, 2009 at the same time as Juon: Shiroi Rōjo . Mari Asato was responsible for the direction and the script .
Both films were only shown in Japanese cinemas and were only licensed in Great Britain and the USA and released there as Ju-On: White Ghost and Ju-On: Black Ghost . In Germany, the two films are only available as imports in Japanese and with English subtitles.
Juon: Za fainaru (2015)
Juon: Za fainaru , also Ju-on: The Final , was released in Japan in June 2015. Masayuki Ochiai directed the film.
Ju-On: Origins
On July 3, 2020, the six-part series Ju-On: Origins was released on Netflix .
American remakes and sequels
Juon - video side (Joshō)
In Juon - video side (Josho) is a manga . In Germany it was published under the title Ju-on: The Grudge .
The plot picks up where the film stops telling: What happened to the realtor from "The Grudge: The Curse" who rented the house to the people? How does the curse affect his life? Questions that remained open in "The Grudge: The Curse" or "Ju-on: The Grudge" are answered with the manga.
Web links
- Ju on the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ju on 2 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ju on: The Grudge in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ju on: The Grudge 2 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Grudge - the curse in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Curse - The Grudge 2 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Grudge 3 in the Internet Movie Database (English)