Ju-on 2 (2003)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Takashi Shimizu

Writer:

Takashi Shimizu (written by)

Release Date:

5 September 2003 (South Korea)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

While driving , the pregnant horror-movie actress Kyôko Harase and her fiancé are in a car crash caused by the Toshio's friend...

Plot Keywords:

Haunted House | Sequel | Pregnancy | Suburb | Asian Horror

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Noriko Sakai	...	Kyoko Harase
Chiharu Nîyama	...	Tomoka Miura (as Chiharu Niiyama)
Kei Horie	...	Noritaka Yamashita
Yui Ichikawa	...	Chiharu
Ayumu Saitô	...	Masashi Ishikura
Emi Yamamoto	...	Megumi Ôbayashi
Erika Kuroishi	...	Hiromi
Kaoru Mizuki	...	Aki Harase
Shinobu Yuuki	...	Kaoru Ishikura (as Shinobu Yûki)
Takako Fuji	...	Kayako Saeki
Yuya Ozeki	...	Toshio Saeki (as Yûya Ozeki)
Shingo Katsurayama	...	Keisuke Ôkuni
Fumika Hidejima	...	DJ
Hidetoshi Kageyama	...	Kazumasa Ishikura
Hiroko Toda	...	Shojo Yaku no Haiyû

Also Known As:

Ju-on 2 (USA) (DVD box title)
Ju-on 2: Gekijô-ban (Japan) (poster title)
Ju-on 4 (Japan) (working title)
Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and disturbing images.

Runtime:

92 min | France:95 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Ireland:15A | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:PG | Germany:16 | UK:15 (video premiere) | Australia:M | Finland:K-18

Company:

Pioneer LDC

Movie Connections:

Follows Ju-on (2002)

Soundtrack:

Machigai

Not a fan of sequels, but....

I always get kind of agitated when producers feel a need to make sequels. I have never seen one that actually mattered. This one didn't either.

Having said that I do feel a need to actually recommend this Ju-On part. Besides the obvious rerun of old tricks, some of the new material is actually quite interesting and well-thought of. For example the thuds on the wall (that the couple hears every night around 12.30)are later explained in an eerie way. The wig-on-the-floor-thing was nicely done.

Finally, I thought the birth was original as well as the ending of the movie.

All in all entertaining (for a "Part two" movie) but not a MUST SEE.