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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Grudge |
| Directed by: | Takashi Shimizu |
| Written by: | Takashi Shimizu; Stephen Susco |
| Produced by: | Doug Davison; Joe Drake; Nathan Kahane; Carsten Lorenz; Roy Lee; Aubrey Henderson |
| Music by: | Christopher Young |
| Cinematography: | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Edited by: | Jeff Betancourt |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures; Ghost House Pictures; GHP 2 - Grudge, LLC |
| Released: | October 22nd, 2004 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 92 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English; Japanese |
| Budget: | $10,000,000 |
| Gross: | $187,281,115 [1] |
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The Grudge is an American feature film of the horror genre with an emphasis on ghost fiction. It is a remake of the 2002 Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge. The movie was written and directed by franchise creator Takashi Shimizu and co-written by Stephen Susco. It was presented by Columbia Pictures and produced by Ghost House Pictures. It premiered in the United States on October 22nd, 2004.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | Karen Davis |
| Jason Behr | Doug |
| William Mapother | Matthew Williams |
| Clea DuVall | Jennifer Williams |
| KaDee Strickland | Susan |
| Grace Zabriskie | Emma Williams |
| Bill Pullman | Peter Kirk |
| Rosa Blasi | Maria |
| Ted Raimi | Alex |
| Ryo Ishibashi | Kenichi Nakagawa |
| Yoko Maki | Yoko Toyama |
| Yuya Ozeki | Toshio Saeki |
| Takako Fuji | Kayako Saeki |
| Takashi Matsuyama | Takeo Saeki |
| Hiroshi Matsunaga | Igarashi Keiji |
| Hajime Okayama | Suzuki |
| Yoshiyuki Morishita | Guard |
| Kazuyuki Tsumura | Peter's co-worker |
| Taigi Kobayashi | Policeman |
| Junko Koizumi | Mother |
| Nana Koizumi | Daughter |
| Yôichi Okamura | Restaurant manager |
| Eiji Ôki | Morgue detective |
| Katsuhiro Oyama | Morgue doctor |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- The tagline for this film is, "It never forgives. It never forgets".
- Production on The Grudge began on January 26th, 2004. Principal shooting concluded in April and additional scenes were reshot for the film in July.
- The Grudge was released to DVD by Sony Pictures on February 1st, 2005. The unrated director's cut was released on May 17th.
- Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar is best known for playing the role of Buffy Summers in the American supernatural television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- Takako Fuji, who plays the ghost Kayako, did all of her own stunts in the film. No animatronics or props were used to create her erie discontorted scenes where she is crawling down the steps of the house.
- Takako Fuji also played Kayako in the original Ju-on: The Grudge.
- Actor Jason Behr also appeared in the "Lie to Me" episode Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which starred Sarah Michelle Gellar.
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