What is Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)'s US theatrical release date?

Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)'s US theatrical release date is July 23, 2004.

Who is in the cast of Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)?

Megumi Okina plays Rika Nishina, Misa Uehara plays Izumi Toyama, Yoji Tanaka plays Yuji Toyama, Misaki Itō plays Hitomi Tokunaga, Kanji Tsuda plays Katsuya Tokunaga, Shuri Matsuda plays Kazumi Tokunaga, Kayoko Shibata plays Mariko, Yui Ichikawa plays Chiharu.

What are some films like Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)?

Films similar to Ju-on: The Grudge (2002) on Watch Darkly include Oculus (2013), Dark Water (2002), Ouija (2014), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Supernatural

Ju-on: The Grudge

Name: Ju-on: The Grudge
Genre: horror
Released: 2002-10-18
Duration: 1 h 32 min

2002 · R · 1h 32m · Japanese

When a grudge from the dead passes to the living, who is safe?

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In theaters: July 23, 2004

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When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.

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horror