· 2002

Ju-on: The Grudge

Takashi Shimizu
J-Horror supernatural curse haunted house family trauma social worker protagonist cycle of vengeance
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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.

Year2002
Country
DirectorTakashi Shimizu
Ju-on: The Grudge poster

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