After the great box office performance of its predecessor, “Ju-On: The Grudge”, it was only a matter of time before the inevitable sequel would be released. Whereas you could (with some justification) debate the quality of sequels within the realm of J-horror as many of them failed to re-capture what has made the first films special, most of them have at least managed to implement some interesting thematic concepts which have become part of the franchise as a whole.
In the case of “Ju-On: The Grudge 2”, writer and director Takashi Shimizu achieved something quite unique with his decision to make what is essentially a meta-film, a film within a film, or a movie about movies, depending which approach you prefer. However, Shimizu has stayed true to the anachronistic, episodic narrative form which has become a trademark of the franchise.
For the majority of its running time,...
In the case of “Ju-On: The Grudge 2”, writer and director Takashi Shimizu achieved something quite unique with his decision to make what is essentially a meta-film, a film within a film, or a movie about movies, depending which approach you prefer. However, Shimizu has stayed true to the anachronistic, episodic narrative form which has become a trademark of the franchise.
For the majority of its running time,...
- 1/9/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Like a chalk-faced, black-haired female ghoul crawling backwards at you across a ceiling, the Grudge franchise refuses to die. Two years after Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures denied any possibility of a fourth American instalment, Bd have the scoop that The Grudge 4 is indeed in the works.It's a curse that keeps on being reborn, which is appropriate, given that that's the hook of the entire unwieldy series. Beginning with short films and two Japanese TV movies in the late 90s, director Takashi Shimizu spun the Ju-On tale into two theatrical Japanese features in 2003. He then helmed a Hollywood remake of the first starring Sarah Michelle Gellar in 2004, and stayed around for 2006's The Grudge 2, which again featured Gellar but was a stand-alone movie not based on Ju-On 2. Following this so far?Then in 2009, we have two new non-Shimizu Japanese entires in Old Lady in White and...
- 8/29/2011
- EmpireOnline
While Japan is in recovery, the country's film industry is slowly getting back on its feet and Hollywood is giving it some assistance. One of the first projects to lens across the pond this fall is Haunted Temple and J.T. Petty ( The Burrowers ) is sitting in the director's chair. Plot details are under wraps, however, the film is in the vein of The Ring and The Grudge . A number of the producers behind the films are responsible for the American Ring entries. Shinya Egawa ( Ju-On 2 ) is also shepherding the project.
- 5/16/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Xseed Games has announced a new videogame based upon the popular Japanese horror film, currently in-development for the Nintendo Wii. The game will be released this October, and Fangoria's got the first details along with six screenshots for this "haunted house simulator" after the jump!
Torrance, Calif., (May 22, 2009) –Xseed Games today announced that Ju-on: The Grudge is in development for Wii and scheduled for release in North America in October, 2009. The title is inspired by the Japanese classic horror movie, “Ju-on”, on which the American release of the hit horror film “The Grudge” was based upon. Ju-on: The Grudge for Wii is a “Haunted House Simulator” where accessibility and instant scares are given priority over all other game aspects, with the original creator of the movie, Takashi Shimizu, serving as a creative consultant to game development.
It is said that when a person dies with a deep and burning grudge,...
Torrance, Calif., (May 22, 2009) –Xseed Games today announced that Ju-on: The Grudge is in development for Wii and scheduled for release in North America in October, 2009. The title is inspired by the Japanese classic horror movie, “Ju-on”, on which the American release of the hit horror film “The Grudge” was based upon. Ju-on: The Grudge for Wii is a “Haunted House Simulator” where accessibility and instant scares are given priority over all other game aspects, with the original creator of the movie, Takashi Shimizu, serving as a creative consultant to game development.
It is said that when a person dies with a deep and burning grudge,...
- 5/22/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
A music professor and former cellist lives an ordered life with her husband, 2 daughters, and her sister until this status begins to unravel in Korean horror/chiller Cello. Hong Mi-ju (Seong Hyeon-ah) has a nice house, loving family, and enviable career, but cracks start to appear when she's threatened by a former pupil over a failed exam. Sinister texts, a dead bird and a near-miss in a car park are all worrying signs for Mi-ju, but these tangible proceedings are only the beginning of the increasingly bizarre events which befall her. Could the pupil be behind the goings on? Or Maybe the creepy housekeeper? Find out in this surprisingly decent film from writer/director Lee Woo-chul.
Korea is increasingly becoming a nation of horror producers on a par with Japan for the ever-popular Asian Horror market. Films like A Tale of Two Sisters and names like Park Chan-wook have upped...
Korea is increasingly becoming a nation of horror producers on a par with Japan for the ever-popular Asian Horror market. Films like A Tale of Two Sisters and names like Park Chan-wook have upped...
- 5/13/2009
- by Fiona
- Latemag.com/film
Sarah Michelle Gellar's latest movie The Grudge hasn't even been released yet but the actress is already keen to make a follow-up. The horror film is an English language remake of the Japanese film Ju-on which was also directed by Takashi Shimizu. Ju-on 2 has already been made in Japan, although the Buffy The Vampire Slayer star says she hasn't spoken to producer Sam Raimi about a second movie. Gellar says, "No, we haven't really. I mean, knock on wood, but let's wait until it comes out. I would go back to Japan in a heartbeat." The American actress says a sequel wouldn't be a carbon copy of the original. She continues, "Tonally, it's incredibly different. It's much more in the vein of a Scream movie. It's about an actress whose career is kind of washing up and she gets this gig sort of like one of the unsolved mystery shows in America. She has to go back and do an interview at the house that no one's been in since four years ago when (the events of first movie) occurred."...
- 10/15/2004
- WENN
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