The Grudge (2004)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Running Times:
Format: colour
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Sam Raimi and Columbia Pictures present a Ghost House Pictures production
/ Vertigo Entertainment / Renaissance Pictures
Executive Producers: Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane, Carsten Lorenz, Roy Lee, Doug Davison
Produced by: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Taka Ichise
Co-Producers: Michael Kirk, Aubrey Henderson, Shintaro Shimosawa
Line Producers: Satoshi Fukushima, Raymond Quinlan
Production Supervisor: Ed Licht
Production Coordinator: Tobin Adams
Production Coordinators (Japan): Miyuki Sakaitani, Kazuko Shingyoku

SCRIPT
Screenplay by: Stephen Susco
Based on "Ju-on: The Grudge written and directed by Takashi Shimizu

DIRECTION
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
1st Assistant Director: Masanori Adachi

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Hideo Yamamoto
1st Assistant Camera Operator: Shinji Suzuki
2nd Assistant Camera Operator: Yoichi Chiashi
Assistant Camera Operators: Yukari Kawano, Shingo Gima, Hayato Muraoka

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Jeff Betancourt
Apprentice Editor: Kevin Soares

MUSIC
Music by: Christopher Young
Music Editor: Thomas Milano
Score Coordinator: Sujin Nam

SOUND
Sound Designer: Paul N.J. Ottosson
Sound Mixer: Kiyoshi Kakizawa
Re-Recording Mixers: Kelly Vandever, Marti D. Humphrey
Supervising Sound Editor: Paul N.J. Ottosson
Sound Editor: Ryan Juggler
ADR Mixer: Howard London
Sound Effects Editor: Ai-Ling Lee

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Designer: Jane O'Kane
Assistant Make Up: Roxy DiCamillo
Hair: Jane O'Kane

VISUAL EFFECTS
Title Animation: Jonathan Block

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Iwao Saito
Art Director: Kyoko Yauchi
Assistant Art Directors: Tomoko Kotakemori, Satoshi, Kanda
Set Designer: Katsumi Kaneda
Set Decorator: Tatsuo Ozeki
Set Dressers: Yuko Ito, Koji Shinoda, Sachiko Miyagawa, Hanako Yanagi, Tomoko Asai
Stand-By Carpenter: Kazuya Watahiki

LOCATIONS
Locations: Tokyo, Japan

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Hideo Saito
Stunt Doubles: Shunsuke Gondo, Kaori Ichijyo

CASTING
Casting by: Nancy Nayor Battino, Kelly Wagner
Casting Assistant: David Bernad

CAST
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Karen)
Jason Behr (Doug)
KaDee Strickland (Susan)
Grace Zabriskie (Emma)
Rosa Blasi (Maria)
Ryo Ishibashi (Nakagawa)
William Mapother (Matthew)
Ted Raimi (Alex)
Yoko Maki (Yoko)
Takako Fuji (Kayako)
Clea DuVall (Jennifer)
Bill Pullman (Peter)




Yuya Ozeki (Toshio)

Takashi Matsuyama (Takeo)
Hiroshi Matsunaga (Igarashi)
Hajime Okayama (Suzuki)
Yoshiyuki Morishita (guard)
Kazuyuki Tsumura (Peter's co-worker)
Taigi Kobayashi (policeman)
Junko Koizumi (mother)
Nana Koizumi (daughter)
Yoichi Okamura (restaurant manager)
Eiji Oki (morgue detective)
Katsuhiro Oyama (morgue doctor)

Stand-Ins: Jenifer Berr, Akiko Ishii, Julia Smetankina, Albert Smith, Valentina Solodocnyk

AVAILABILITY

Australia
Theatrical Distributors: Village Roadshow

Czech Republic
Theatrical Distributors: AQS

France
Theatrical Distributors: Metropolitan Filmexport

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Constantin Film / Senator Film

Iceland
Theatrical Distributors: Sam Film

South Africa
Theatrical Distributors: Nu Metro Productions

UK
Theatrical Distributors: UIP

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Entertainment

Worldwide
Theatrical Distributors: Senator International

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 15

TIMELINE

2004
January
26: Japan - filming begins

July
22: UK - trailer rated 15 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

August
16: UK - trailer rated 15 by the BBFC (for video release)

September
2: UK - second trailer rated 15 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

October
Day Unknown: Japan - theatrical release
12: UK - rated 15 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)
22: USA - theatrical release
27: Philippines - theatrical release
28: Hong Kong; Thailand - theatrical release

November
5: UK - theatrical release
12: Iceland - theatrical release
18: Australia - theatrical release

2005
January
7: Finland; Norway; Sweden - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

It never forgives. It never forgets.

LINKS

REMAKE OF
Ju-on (2000)

SEE ALSO
Gakkô no kaidan G (1998)

KEYWORDS

children, ghosts, haunted houses, remakes, revenge, sequels

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009