Ju-On: White Ghost

2009 1h 1m JA

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 114

FantasyHorror

Synopsis

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An apparitions of a young schoolgirl in a yellow rain hat, a family massacre, and a law student's suicide after he fails his bar exam are linked by the ominous recordings discovered on an audio cassette.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akina Minami
Akane Kashiwagi
Tsuyoshi Muro
Atsushi Isobe
Chinami Iwamoto
Mirai Isobe
Chikako Isomura
Old Lady in White
Natsuki Kasa
Young Akane
Ichirôta Miyakawa
Hajime Kashiwagi
Marika Fukunaga
Yuka Kanehara
Chie Amemiya
Mayumi Yoshikawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryuta Miyake
Writers: Ryuta Miyake, Takashi Shimizu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Ju-on (2009) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ryuta Miyake, shot by Koji Kanaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gary Ashiya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshifumi Fukazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Akina Minami and Tsuyoshi Muro and Chinami Iwamoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1422675 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ryuta Miyake directs. Koji Kanaya behind the camera. Gary Ashiya scores. Yoshifumi Fukazawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Part of the "Ju-on (2009) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Ryuta Miyake, shot by Koji Kanaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Gary Ashiya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshifumi Fukazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Akina Minami and Tsuyoshi Muro and Chinami Iwamoto carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1422675 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Koji Kanaya
Original score: Gary Ashiya
Editing: Yoshifumi Fukazawa
Production design: Shinpei Inoue
Makeup / hair: Tomo Hyakutake
Sound: Hiroki Taniguchi
Runtime: 61 min · 1h 1m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $1,971,714
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Ju-On: White Ghost (2009)

Part of

Ju-on (2009) Collection

Reboot of the Ju-On franchise in celebration of its tenth anniversary, spawning a pair of companion films, White Ghost and Black Ghost, which tell the stories of two ill-fated families, unrelated to the Saeki curse.