Ju-on: The Grudge Movie Review

Starring: Megumi Okira, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa

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A terrible murder took place some years ago in a suburban Tokyo house, and "ju-on" (the powerful negative energy left by a homicide that involves great rage) lingers on to infect other people -- who unwillingly and unknowingly carry it away with them to pass it on to still others. These include the young professional couple who live there today, a young female welfare worker who visits to clean up and do chores for the old lady sitting almost motionlessly in one room, the retired detective who investigated the original murder, his daughter, several of her high school classmates, and so on. This 2003 Japanese film depends more on atmospherics than gore, and is scheduled for a U.S. remake by writer-director Takashi Shimizu and Sam Raimi.
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - ghosts!

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlng, straight
Body type - skinny (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality - Japanese
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (man) very short/crewcut
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Japanese

Main Adversary
Identity: - ghost
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - is very quick - can change shapes - teleportation - Invisibility
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Big cities? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie - fearful
Non-American film? Yes
What language? - Japanese
Subtitles? - Yes
Any profanity? - None
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph

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