Ju-on: The Curse (2000) Horror Mystery
Ju-on: The Curse (2000) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

- Overall Score: ☆ 6.60/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.8/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 6.4/10
Ju-on: The Curse Plot Synopsis:
Jealous of his wives love for another man, a teacher from her high school, a man brutally kills his wife and young son. Searching for the son who has missed a lot of school, the teacher enters their house, only to find the dead ghost of his mother, and consequently has a heart attack and becomes a ghost himself. The story goes on to tell of the new tenants of the house and what they experience, and an investigation by two police officers into why so many people are disappearing.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A teacher visits the house of one of his students after the boy goes missing, only to have a horrifying excuse for his absence from school.
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Type: MovieYear: 2000 (more 2000 movies)
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Ju-on: The Curse Release Dates In Theaters: Feb 11, 2000
Producers: Takashige Ichise, Kazuo Katô, Mitsuru Kurosawa, Masaaki Takashima
Musicians: Gary Ashiya
Cinematographers: Nobuhito Kitsugi
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Ju-on: The Curse (2000) Cast (Click to Expand)
Ju-on: The Curse Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Yûrei Yanagi | ... | Shunsuke Kobayashi (segment "Toshio") |
| Yue | ... | Manami Kobayashi (segment "Toshio") |
| Ryôta Koyama | ... | Toshio Saeki (segment "Toshio") |
| Hitomi Miwa | ... | Yuki (segment "Yuki") |
| Asumi Miwa | ... | Kanna Murakami (segment "Yuki") |
| Yumi Yoshiyuki | ... | Noriko Murakami (segment "Yuki") |
| Kazushi Andô | ... | Tsuyoshi Murakami (segment "Yuki") |
| Chiaki Kuriyama | ... | Mizuho Tamura (segment "Mizuho") |
| Yoriko Dôguchi | ... | Nakamura (segment "Mizuho") |
| Jun''ichi Kiuchi | ... | Tezuka (segment "Mizuho") |
| Denden | ... | Yoshikawa (segment "Kanna") |
| Tarô Suwa | ... | Kamio (segment "Kanna") |
| Reita Serizawa | ... | Iizuka (segment "Kanna") |
| Shirô Namiki | ... | Kansatsui (segment "Kanna") |
| Takako Fuji | ... | Kayako Saeki (segment "Kayako") |
| Takashi Matsuyama | ... | Takeo Saeki (segment "Kayako") |
| Yûko Daike | ... | Kyôko Suzuki (segment "Kyôko") |
| Makoto Ashikawa | ... | Tatsuya Suzuki (segment "Kyôko") |
| Kaori Fujii | ... | Yoshimi Kitada (segment "Kyôko") |
| Hua Rong Weng | ... | Hiroshi Kitada (segment "Kyôko") (as Kaei Ô) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Yûrei Yanagi (b. April 8, 1963) – Shunsuke Kobayashi (segment \"Toshio\")
Sign: Aries, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Also known as: Masahiko Ono | Yuurei Yanagi | Yanagi Yûrei -yûjô shutsuen- - Yue – Manami Kobayashi (segment \"Toshio\")
Height: 5' 5¼" (1.66 m) - Ryôta Koyama – Toshio Saeki (segment \"Toshio\")
- Hitomi Miwa – Yuki (segment \"Yuki\")
- Asumi Miwa (b. March 12, 1982) – Kanna Murakami (segment \"Yuki\")
Sign: Pisces - Yumi Yoshiyuki (b. August 19, 1965) – Noriko Murakami (segment \"Yuki\")
Sign: Leo - Kazushi Andô – Tsuyoshi Murakami (segment \"Yuki\")
- Chiaki Kuriyama (b. October 10, 1984) – Mizuho Tamura (segment \"Mizuho\")
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 3½" (1.61 m) - Yoriko Dôguchi (b. March 18, 1965) – Nakamura (segment \"Mizuho\")
Sign: Pisces
Also known as: Yoriko Doguchi - Jun''ichi Kiuchi – Tezuka (segment \"Mizuho\")
- Denden (b. January 23, 1950) – Yoshikawa (segment \"Kanna\")
Sign: Aquarius - Tarô Suwa (b. August 9, 1954) – Kamio (segment \"Kanna\")
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 6¼" (1.68 m)
Also known as: Tarou Suwa | Taro Suwa - Reita Serizawa – Iizuka (segment \"Kanna\")
- Shirô Namiki (b. September 21, 1957) – Kansatsui (segment \"Kanna\")
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 10¾" (1.8 m) - Takako Fuji (b. July 27, 1972) – Kayako Saeki (segment \"Kayako\")
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
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