An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
Direction
Shimizu remade his own J-horror classic with zero chill.
Sound
That death rattle will haunt your REM cycle forever.
Acting
Takako Fuji's Kayako: crawling down stairs since 2002.
Director
Takashi Shimizu
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Karen Davis
Jason Behr
Doug McCarthy
Takako Fuji
Kayako Saeki
William Mapother
Matthew Williams
Clea DuVall
Jennifer Williams
KaDee Strickland
Susan Williams
Grace Zabriskie
Emma Williams
Bill Pullman
Peter Kirk
Rosa Blasi
Maria Kirk
Ted Raimi
Alex Jones
Ryo Ishibashi
Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Yoko Maki
Yoko Sekine
Takashi Matsuyama
Takeo Saeki
Hiroshi Matsunaga
Igarashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takako Fuji played Kayako in SEVEN Grudge films—she IS the franchise.
The Saeki house was built on a soundstage; crew reported actual unexplained cold spots during filming.
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