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Megumi Okina,
Megumi Okina,
Risa Matsuda,
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Takashi Shimizu,
Takashi Shimizu
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: Lions Gate
: Foreign, Horror, Japan, Ghosts, Asian Horror
: 92 min.
: English, Japanese
: English, Spanish
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Directed by Takashi Shimizu, The Grudge follows volunteer homecare worker Rika Nishida (Megumi Okina), whose altruism leads her to Chiharu (Yui Ichikawa), a catatonic old woman slowly dying in a home filled with years worth of accumulated filth. Rika's suspicion is aroused when, during the course of her volunteer duties, she can't help but sense an overwhelming feeling of dread. Eventually, Rika opens an old wardrobe only to discover a malevolent boy who introduces himself as Toshio (Yuya Ozeki). It seems as though the house was formerly occupied by a young couple -- Katsuya (Kanji Tsuda), Chiharu's son, and his wife, Kazumi (Risa Matsuda). Sadly, Kazumi was killed thanks to Toshio shortly after moving in, and it wasn't long before Katsuya met a similar fate. When one of Rika's colleagues alerts the local authorities, an investigation turns the house inside out and exposes an ancient and deadly history. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
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| I'd rather commit harikari than watch it again!
by Chiend
February 10, 2006 - 7:24 PM PST
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0 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| Holy sukyaki, I've vomited scarier stuff than this! Could it possibly be written by the same folks who gave us RINGU, which really WAS terrifying? This film almost put me to sleep! I had to force myself to stay awake until the end, hoping the bogus high ratings everyone lavishes on this turkey would partly justify themselves, but NOOOOOO... If you really want to experience a good japanese horror film, see Ringu, The Eye, Onibabba or Kwaidan. |
| cheap thrills
by ironswallow
July 26, 2005 - 1:03 PM PDT
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1 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| Boring, plotless, self indulgent, and not nearly as atmospheric as the original cheap TV movie. This director's gotten so full of himself with all the remakes and sequels. |
| not unbearable
by Transpirations
February 5, 2005 - 6:44 PM PST
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2 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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This movie was not unbearable to watch. That is all I can say for it.
No plot. Few nice visuals. No scare.
A woman crawling across the floor is not scary. All you need to escape that is the ability to walk. |
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