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Ju-on: The Curse

Ju-on: The Curse

Horror · Mystery · 2000

When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.

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Ju-on: The Curse

2000 Horror · Mystery 1h 10m

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6.8 / 10

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When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Takashi Shimizu

Written by

Takashi Shimizu

Yûrei Yanagi

Yûrei Yanagi

Shunsuke Kobayashi

R

Ryôta Koyama

Toshio Saeki

Takako Fuji

Takako Fuji

Kayako Saeki

Hitomi Miwa

Hitomi Miwa

Yuki

Asumi Miwa

Asumi Miwa

Kanna Murakami

Chiaki Kuriyama

Chiaki Kuriyama

Mizuho Tamura

Yumi Yoshiyuki

Yumi Yoshiyuki

Noriko Murakami

Court is in session

Put Ju-on: The Curse on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.