Ju-on: The Grudge 2

R

2003

1 hr. 31 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

56%

71 Reviews

Tomatometer

69%

25,000+ Ratings

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When a woman was brutally murdered by her husband in her house, she placed a Ju-on, or "curse grudge," on the home. Now anyone who enters the building is doomed to face a horrible death. At least, that's the urban legend that a television crew is investigating. But TV host Tomoka Miura (Chiharu Niiyama) and actress Kyoko Harase (Noriko Sakai) soon discover that the story isn't just a legend. They're being haunted by a terrifying child-like ghost, and everyone on the crew is turning up dead.

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Critics Consensus

The film grows more repetitive as it goes on, and as a result, the scares lessen.

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MasaHiro X

By far the most solid entry into the Ju-On film series, the creative feel of Ju-On: The Curse & the added cinematography of Ju-On: The Grudge make this feel like what Takashi Shimizu set out to do with Ju-On: The Grudge… This film is downright nightmare fuel, scares are top notch, the best they've ever been, the film itself carries a spooky feel and amps up during the final half. The ending is a serious shocking revelation, Ju-On wouldn't be what it is today without this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/31/23

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robert p

Not as Good as the first one still has plenty of scares!!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Alot better then the remake

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Agghiacciante e molto intrigante! Lo stile di recitazione è un po' stereotipato, ma ci si può sorvolare. Comunque, in fatto di horror, il Giappone non delude mai!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

This is one very scary movie!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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william s

More oalong the lines of the first with that creep factor still up there.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Takashi Shimizu

Director

Noriko Sakai

Kyoko Harase

Chiharu Niiyama

Tomoka Miura

Kei Horie

Noritaka Yamashita

Yui Ichikawa

Chiharu

Shingo Katsurayama

Keisuke Ôkuni

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Jay Weissberg

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The truly frightening thought is how long this franchise, like the curse itself, can continue to be reborn.

Feb 23, 2012

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Jul 7, 2006

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Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

If you are new to horror that places atmosphere and psychological intensity over gore, Ju-On is a good place to start.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 5, 2004

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Steve Biodrowski

ESplatter

... a film that, perhaps better than any other ever made, conveys the disturbing sense of the uncanny -- of fear that goes beyond reason or explanation ...

Jul 4, 2008

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Joe Lozito

Big Picture Big Sound

Rated: 2/4

Dec 27, 2007

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Synopsis

When a woman was brutally murdered by her husband in her house, she placed a Ju-on, or "curse grudge," on the home. Now anyone who enters the building is doomed to face a horrible death. At least, that's the urban legend that a television crew is investigating. But TV host Tomoka Miura (Chiharu Niiyama) and actress Kyoko Harase (Noriko Sakai) soon discover that the story isn't just a legend. They're being haunted by a terrifying child-like ghost, and everyone on the crew is turning up dead.

Director: Takashi Shimizu
Screenwriter: Takashi Shimizu
Production Co: Nikkatsu
Rating: R (Violence|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2019
Sound Mix: Surround