Ju-on: The Curse

Ju-on: The Curse

2000 · 70 min · JA · 6.8 (327 votes)
Dir. Takashi Shimizu · Starring Yûrei Yanagi, Ryôta Koyama, Takako Fuji, Hitomi Miwa, Asumi Miwa, Chiaki Kuriyama · Music Gary Ashiya · Ju-on Collection
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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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A suffocating dread permeates this haunted house tale. Each creak and shadow feels malevolent, building to an inescapable, chilling conclusion. It’s pure, distilled J-horror fear.

terrifyingoppressiveunsettlingdread-soakedslow-burnJ-horrorghost storyatmosphericlow-ficursevengeful spirithaunted housefear
japanhaunted housestalkercursefearvengeful ghostoccultghost
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