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 Niiyama	...	Tomoka Miura
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 | Netherlands:16 | 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

Very Creepy and Scary Japanese Horror Movie

While driving on the road, the pregnant horror movies actress Kyoko Harase (Noriko Sakai) and her fiancé have a car crash caused by the fiend of Toshio, and Kyoko loses her baby and her fiancé stays in coma. Kyoko was cursed together with all the television crew when she hosted a show in the haunted house where Kayako was brutally murdered by her husband. While each member of the team dies or disappears, Kyoko is informed that she has a three and half month fetus in her womb.

"Ju-on: The Grudge 2" is a very creepy and scary horror movie, based on a Japanese legend, and disclosed in a non-linear screenplay. In the beginning of this sequel, the explanation of the curse is presented again. When a person is killed in a violent way, his or her death generates a curse that will stay in the place where the crime took place. If another person visits the haunted place, he or she will be chased by the fiends till death generating another curse.

Like the first one, this movie impresses because there is no bloody scene, only a tense psychological exploration of the inner fear of human beings for the unknown. The story is very simple and low paced, there are very few special effects, a great use of sound, no gore, but the creepy atmosphere is really frightening. I startled many times while watching this film. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Ju-On, O Grito 2" ("Ju-On, The Scream 2")