Ju-on: The Curse

2000 1h 10m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 324

HorrorMystery

Synopsis

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When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yûrei Yanagi
Shunsuke Kobayashi
Ryôta Koyama
Toshio Saeki
Takako Fuji
Kayako Saeki
Hitomi Miwa
Yuki
Asumi Miwa
Kanna Murakami
Chiaki Kuriyama
Mizuho Tamura
Yumi Yoshiyuki
Noriko Murakami
Kazushi Andō
Tsuyoshi Murakami

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Shimizu
Writers: Takashi Shimizu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Shimizu, shot by Nobuhito Kitsugi. 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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CAST

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Yûrei Yanagi and Ryôta Koyama and Takako Fuji carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0330500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Shimizu directs. Nobuhito Kitsugi behind the camera. Gary Ashiya scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
326 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Ju-on Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Takashi Shimizu, shot by Nobuhito Kitsugi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Gary Ashiya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Yûrei Yanagi and Ryôta Koyama and Takako Fuji carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0330500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "japan", "haunted house", "stalker", "curse".

The technical file

Cinematography: Nobuhito Kitsugi
Original score: Gary Ashiya
Runtime: 70 min · 1h 10m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: Ju-on: The Curse (2000)

Part of

Ju-on Collection

Japanese horror franchise revolving around a curse born when one person dies with a deep and burning rage. Four films released in this original series from 2000 to 2003, before being rebooted twice and crossing over with the Ring series.