Ju-on (呪怨 Juon?) is the title of a series of horror films by Japanese director Takashi Shimizu. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Takashi Shimizu (清水 崇 Shimizu Takashi, born 27 July 1972 in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Shimizu attended the Film School of Tokyo, where he studied under Kiyoshi Kurosawa. is a Japanese filmmaker best known for his many contributions to the J-horror genre Kurosawa helped Shimizu shepherd the Ju-on projects to fruition.
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The title of the films translates roughly to The Curse or The Grudge. The first two films in the series were so-called V-Cinema, or direct-to-video releases, but became surprise hits as the result of favorable word of mouth. Japanese V-Cinema is the Direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s A sleeper hit (often simply called a "sleeper" refers to a Film, Book, single, Album, TV show, or Video game The story is a variation on the classic haunted house theme, as well as a popular Japanese horror trope, the "vengeful ghost" (onryou). A haunted house is defined as a house that is believed to be a center for Supernatural occurrences or Paranormal phenomena A ghost is said to be the apparition of a Deceased person frequently similar in appearance to that person and usually encountered in places she or he frequented Onryō (怨霊 is a Japanese ghost who is able to return to the physical world in order to seek Vengeance. The curse of the title, ju-on, is one which takes on a life of its own and seeks new victims. A curse (also called execration) is any manner of Adversity thought to be inflicted by any supernatural power (such as a spell, a Prayer, an Anyone who encounters a ghost killed by the curse is killed themselves and the curse is able to be spread to other areas.
Under very tight budgetary constraints, Shimizu's films garnered much acclaim from both critics and genre fans for their effective use of limited locations and eerie atmosphere to generate chills. Shimizu was at the same time perfectly willing to show his ghosts onscreen, in contrast to some directors who might choose only to hint at their appearance. But critics noted that Shimizu's minimalist approach to directing and storytelling — a necessary by-product of the production's limited overall resources — allows the films to retain their ability to unnerve viewers. Very few scenes in the movies are graphically bloody, making such scenes more disturbing when they occur.
Following the success of the two direct-to-video films, and the international success of Hideo Nakata's Ring (1998), Kurosawa and Ring screenwriter Hiroshi Takahashi helped Shimizu develop Ju-on as a theatrical feature starring Megumi Okina and Takako Fuji. Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫 Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961, in Okayama, Japan) is a Japanese film director is a 1998 Japanese horror mystery Film from director Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel of the same name is a Japanese Actress and J-Pop singer Born in Hiroshima and raised in Tokyo, she made her J-Pop debut on 19 August (born July 27, 1972) is a Japanese actress and Seiyū with strong ties to theatre Titled Ju-on: The Grudge, this was released in 2003 to critical acclaim, and the US remake rights were purchased, with Shimizu himself attached to direct and Sarah Michelle Gellar starring. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A " remake' " is a term used to described something that has been done again sometimes with better Quality, and usually with more features Sarah Michelle Prinze, (born April 14 1977 better known by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar, is an American actress. Later that year, a theatrical sequel, Ju-on: The Grudge 2, was released. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work In 2004, the US remake, The Grudge, was released. The Grudge is the 2004 American Remake of the Japanese film Ju-on The Grudge.
Ju-on Timeline
Ju-on was originally released as two straight-to-video Japanese television movies in 2000. They were low-budget, and not available in stores in America. Three years later, due to the success of the videos, Takashi Shimizu, director of all, made a theatrical version based on the videos, titled Ju-on also, (sometimes noted as Ju-on: The Grudge). This version is widely available in America. Then that version spawned a sequel, now available in America, titled Ju-on 2 (Ju-on: The Grudge 2). A year later Takashi Shimizu directed The Grudge, an American remake. It is noted that it is based on theatrical version of Ju-on, but it contains scenes re-enacted from all of the Ju-on movies
1998
- Katasumi and 4444444444 (shown within television movie Gakkō no kaidan G)
2000
- Ju-on, aka Ju-on: The Curse (V-Cinema); (Available only in Japan, and in Scandinavia)
- Ju-on 2, aka Ju-on: The Curse 2 (V-Cinema); (Available only in Japan)
2003
- Ju-on: The Grudge, aka The Grudge; (Japan, released in the UK and USA)
- Ju-on: The Grudge 2, aka The Grudge 2; (Japan, released in the UK and USA)
2004
- The Grudge; (American)
2006
- The Grudge 2; (American)
2007
- Ju-on: The Grudge 3 (In Pre-production);
2008
- The Grudge 3, announced at the 2006 Comic-Con. "Katasumi" and "4444444444" are two 1998 Japanese horror Short films directed is a 2000 Japanese Direct-to-video Film directed by Takashi Shimizu. Japanese V-Cinema is the Direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s Ju-on 2 (呪怨2 is the second Film in the Japanese horror series. Ju-on The Grudge (ja 呪怨 is a 2003 Japanese " J-Horror " film written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. Ju-on The Grudge 2 (呪怨2 is a 2003 Japanese " J-Horror " film the second in the horror series written The Grudge is the 2004 American Remake of the Japanese film Ju-on The Grudge. The Grudge 2 is the 2006 sequel to the 2004 American Horror film Remake The Grudge. Ju-on The Grudge 2 (呪怨2 is a 2003 Japanese " J-Horror " film the second in the horror series written The Grudge 3 is the Direct-to-dvd Sequel to the American Horror films The Grudge and its sequel The
External links
- Gakkō no kaidan G at the Internet Movie Database
- Ju-on at the Internet Movie Database
- Ju-on 2 at the Internet Movie Database
- Ju-on: The Grudge at the Internet Movie Database
- Ju-on: The Grudge 2 at the Internet Movie Database
- The Grudge at the Internet Movie Database
- The Grudge 2 at the Internet Movie Database
- Ju-on: The Grudge 3 at the Internet Movie Database
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