Ju-on: The Grudge 2

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Ju-on: The Grudge 2
Directed by Takashi Shimizu
Produced by Taka Ichise
Written by Takashi Shimizu
Music by Shiro Sato
Editing by Nobuyuki Takahashi
Release date(s) August 23, 2003 (Japan)
Running time 95 min.
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Preceded by Ju-on: The Grudge
Followed by Ju-on: The Grudge 3
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Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (呪怨2) is the fourth film in the Japanese horror series. The film was released in Japan on August 23, 2003.

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[edit] Synopsis

Ju-on: The Grudge 2 follows the grudge curse of a woman who was murdered by her husband. The curse falls on any who enters the house where these events took place. Everyone connected with the house since then has met a terrible fate, so the location is ripe for exploitation by a popular horror TV variety show called Heart-Stopping Backgrounds. While not starting off with this scene it all follows the story of a cast and crew of a TV show that filmed in the house and leads ultimately to their demise. This story follows the same non-linear path as its predecessor does. Events will weave in and out at different points and will overlap here and there where characters are running into each other.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Kyoko |京子|

Harase Kyoko and her fiancé Masashi are driving home one night. Kyoko is an actress, notoriously dubbed as the "Horror Queen" by the mainstream media. She is pregnant with the couple's child. On the road, they hit something, a cat. After Masashi is done inspecting it, Kyoko sees a small pale child reaching for the cat's body. On resuming driving, she notices that the same pale child is under the steering wheel and attempting and succeeding in driving the couple to harm. When Kyoko regains consciousness after the crash, she notices that she is bleeding from her womb...

[edit] Tomoka |朋香|

Miura Tomoka, an aspiring and ambitious young journalist, is practicing for the next documentary when she starts to hear thumping noises on her apartment wall. As she presses her ear to the wall, one thump shocks her and strangely causes her tea cup to tip over.

[edit] Megumi |恵|

Megumi who is a hairstylist for the crew, is doing up the Horror Queens hair for the shoot when they both notice a strange, dark wet mark on the ground in one of the upstairs bedrooms. This bothers Megumi. She returns to the studio to comb the hair of all her wigs when suddenly she sees the strange wet mark on the floor in the studio. The wig suddenly begins to move, forming Kayako, who kills Megumi brutally.

[edit] Keisuke |圭介|

Keisuke comes to the Saeki house in time to see Hiromi releasing the door as it promptly closes shut. She runs away, while Keisuke tries the door. It is locked, and after he enters the house through the back door, he finds Kyoko unconscious and about to go through premature labor. He presses her birth amulet into her hand.

[edit] Chiharu |千春|

a student who have never-ending nightmare about trapping in the Saeki house days before and after filming the horror tv variety show. a friend of Izumi (from Ju-on: The Grudge)

[edit] Cast

[edit] Sequel

A sequel is currently in production titled Ju-on: The Grudge 3 and was stated for a 2006 release, but due to the release of The Grudge 2 in the US, it was postponed to 2007 or even 2008.

[edit] DVD

The DVD for the movie was released before The Grudge 2 hit theaters and is now available for Regions 1 and 2

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The Ju-on Curse
Directed by Takashi Shimizu
Short Films: Katasumi and 4444444444 | Tales of The Grudge
Juon Series: Ju-on | Ju-on 2 | The Grudge | The Grudge 2 | The Grudge 3
American Films: The Grudge | The Grudge 2 | The Grudge 3
Characters
Aubrey | Karen | Kayako | Takeo | Toshio
Locations
Chicago, Illinois | Pasadena | Tokyo, Japan
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