Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
呪怨
When a grudge from the dead passes to the living, who is safe?
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Ju-on: The Grudge rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.7/10· 51K votes
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic48%
TMDb6.757/10· 939 votesWith 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 48/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Ju-on: The Grudge
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.
Cast of Ju-on: The Grudge
Megumi Okina
as Rika Nishina
Misa Uehara
as Izumi Toyama
Yoji Tanaka
as Yuji Toyama
Misaki Itō
as Hitomi Tokunaga
Kanji Tsuda
as Katsuya Tokunaga
Shuri Matsuda
as Kazumi Tokunaga
Kayoko Shibata
as Mariko
Yui Ichikawa
as Chiharu
Yukako Kukuri
as Miyuki
Takako Fuji
as Kayako Saeki
- Y
Yuya Ozeki
as Toshio Saeki
Takashi Matsuyama
as Takeo Saeki
Ju-on: The Grudge facts
- Original title
- 呪怨
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $3.7M
- Collection
- Ju-on Collection
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Minimalist horror approach builds psychological dread through atmosphere
- •Curse mythology creates persistent haunting tension throughout narrative
- •J horror sensibility delivers unnerving supernatural horror authentically
What the audience disliked
- •Ambiguous plot structure confuses viewers expecting traditional narrative
- •Character development takes backseat to supernatural horror mechanics
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