Ju-on: The Final Curse

2015 1h 30m JA

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4.4

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★5.1TMDB · 60★4.4IMDB · 1,226

Horror

Synopsis

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Following the events of Ju-on: The Beginning of the End, Mai, the older sister of elementary schoolteacher Yui Shono, goes to look for her sister, who disappeared after a year while working in an elementary school. Mai soon discovers the Teriyaki household who tells her about what happened to her sister. Mai will now uncover the dark secrets of Ju-on and will try to end the curse once and for all.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Airi Taira
Mai Shono
Renn Kiriyama
Sota Kitamura
Nonoka Ono
Reo Hasegawa
Yurina Yanagi
Midori
Miyabi Matsuura
Madoka
Rimi Machida
Ena
Kanan Nakahara
Maki Hasegawa
Nozomi Sasaki
Yui Shono

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masayuki Ochiai
Writers: Takashige Ichise, Masayuki Ochiai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kuniaki Haishima. 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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Airi Taira and Renn Kiriyama and Nonoka Ono carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4458368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masayuki Ochiai directs. Kuniaki Haishima scores. Yoshifumi Fukazawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Part of the "Ju-on (Reboot) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Kuniaki Haishima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yoshifumi Fukazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Airi Taira and Renn Kiriyama and Nonoka Ono carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4458368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Kuniaki Haishima
Editing: Yoshifumi Fukazawa
Production design: Tatsuo Ozeki
Makeup / hair: Yûichi Matsui
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $5,012,513
Original language: JA
IMDB: Ju-on: The Final Curse (2015)
IMDB rating: 4.4/10 · 1,226 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Part of

Ju-on (Reboot) Collection

Reboot of Ju-On, in celebration of its fifteenth anniversary, drawing inspiration from previous films and featuring a new backstory regarding the Saeki curse. It began in 2014 with 'The Beginning of the End', which received a sequel meant to conclude the franchise the following year.