Ju-on (2000) (V)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Takashi Shimizu

Writer:

Takashi Shimizu (written by)

Release Date:

11 February 2000 (Japan)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Plot:

Jealous of his wifes love for another man, a teacher from her high school, a man brutally kills his wife and young son...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Teacher | Jaw Ripped Off | Fear | Ghost Story

Cast

Yûrei Yanagi	...	Shunsuke Kobayashi (segment "Toshio")
Yue	...	Manami Kobayashi (segment "Toshio")
Ryôta Koyama	...	Toshio Saeki (segment "Toshio")
Hitomi Miwa	...	Yuki (segment "Yuki")
Asumi Miwa	...	Kanna Murakami (segment "Yuki")
Yumi Yoshiyuki	...	Noriko Murakami (segment "Yuki")
Kazushi Andô	...	Tsuyoshi Murakami (segment "Yuki")
Chiaki Kuriyama	...	Mizuho Tamura (segment "Mizuho")
Yoriko Douguchi	...	Nakamura (segment "Mizuho") (as Yoriko Dôguchi)
Jun'ichi Kiuchi	...	Tezuka (segment "Mizuho")
Denden	...	Yoshikawa (segment "Kanna")
Tarô Suwa	...	Kamio (segment "Kanna")
Reita Serizawa	...	Iizuka (segment "Kanna")
Shirô Namiki	...	Kansatsui (segment "Kanna")
Takako Fuji	...	Kayako Saeki (segment "Kayako")
Takashi Matsuyama	...	Takeo Saeki (segment "Kayako")
Yûko Daike	...	Kyôko Suzuki (segment "Kyôko")
Makoto Ashikawa	...	Tatsuya Suzuki (segment "Kyôko")
Kaori Fujii	...	Yoshimi Kitada (segment "Kyôko")
Hua Rong Weng	...	Hiroshi Kitada (segment "Kyôko") (as Kaei Ô)
Mayuko Saitô	...	Jimuin (segment "Kyôko")

Directed by
Takashi Shimizu

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Takashi Shimizu		written by

Produced by
Takashige Ichise	....	producer
Kazuo Katô	....	producer
Mitsuru Kurosawa	....	planner
Masaaki Takashima	....	producer

Original Music by
Gary Ashiya		(as Geirî Ashiya)

Cinematography by
Nobuhito Kisuki

Production Management
Kazuo Shigetake	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keiichi Kitagawa	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Mitsuo Tokita	....	sound

Special Effects by
Hajime Matsumoto	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Hiroyuki Tashiro	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Hideo Oka	....	lighting technician

Other crew
Hiroshi Takahashi	....	supervisor

Production Companies

• Toei Video Company

Distributors

• Playtime S.A. (Greece) (theatrical)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
• Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
• Toei Video Company
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Benkay Co. Ltd.  promotional graphics

Also Known As:

Ju-on: The Curse (International: English title) (informal title)

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:PG | USA:R

Company:

Toei Video Company

Trivia:

The strange vocal sounds were performed by director Takashi Shimizu.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kyûketsu Shôjo tai Shôjo Furanken (2009)

Ju-On is Genius Horror

Sam Rami said that he thought Ju-On was one of the twenty greatest horror movies ever made and I agree. In this Japanese horror flick, subtleness is the key. I have read reviews where some were taken aback by this approach and I can understand their sentiments, but I think it is all a matter of taste. No one can really deny the skill that goes into this picture and how scary it is. i think what makes this movie so terrifying is that it takes mundane settings not usually associated with horror and turns them into places of terror. The house in Ju-On is just a normal house where abnormal events occurred and as such lead to a supernatural curse. Plus the characters that seem to be involved in this are good people who don't deserve what comes to them. In most American films all the people who are killed are usually drug and sex ridden teenagers who the audience roots against. I feel that doesn't make for a scary picture, like having regular people whose only real crime is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I would defiantly rate this as one of the elite horror movies ever made. I see so many elements that are present in past films. I like how the skips around in a Quentin Tarintino type way. Also it has that low budget Evil Dead feel. It is easy to see why Sam Rami digs it so much. It also reminds me of old European horror flicks and old American horror flicks that were famous for subtle fear inducing scenes. Now it does have it's faults though. And while I guess this is a matter of taste, I think that some of the actions of the ghosts should of been played out more. I know in Japanese movies, they like to leave more to the imagination, but some variety could of helped the picture I think. Anyway, I defiantly feel this is a good movie to add to anyone's collection.