

Ju-on: The Curse
2000-02-11 · 70 min · ★ 6.8
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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- Directors
- Takashi Shimizu
- Production companies
- Toei Video Company, Toei Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
Top Cast
Yûrei YanagiShunsuke Kobayashi
Takako FujiKayako Saeki
Hitomi MiwaYuki
Asumi MiwaKanna Murakami
Chiaki KuriyamaMizuho Tamura
Yumi YoshiyukiNoriko Murakami
Kazushi AndōTsuyoshi Murakami
Yoriko DoguchiNakamura
DendenYoshikawa
Tarō SuwaKamio
Shirô NamikiKansatsui
Takashi MatsuyamaTakeo Saeki
Yuko DaikeKyôko Suzuki
Makoto AshikawaTatsuya Suzuki
Kaori FujiiYoshimi Kitada
Kaei OkinaHiroshi KitadaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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