The Grudge 2 (2006)

Director:

Takashi Shimizu

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Susco (written by)
Takashi Shimizu (film "Ju-On: The Grudge")

Release Date:

13 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

What Was Once Trapped, Will Now Be Unleashed

Plot:

In Tokyo, a young woman (Tamblyn) is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister (Gellar). The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Curse | Hospital | Cat | Neck Breaking | Japan

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Karen
Amber Tamblyn	...	Aubrey
Arielle Kebbel	...	Allison
Takako Fuji	...	Kayako
Edison Chen	...	Eason
Sarah Roemer	...	Lacey
Matthew Knight	...	Jake
Misako Uno	...	Miyuki
Teresa Palmer	...	Vanessa
Ohga Tanaka	...	Toshio (as Oga Tanaka)
Yuya Ozeki	...	Toshio
Jennifer Beals	...	Trish
Christopher Cousins	...	Bill
Zen Kajihara	...	Folklore Guy
Takashi Matsuyama	...	Takeo
Joanna Cassidy	...	Mrs. Davis
Eve Gordon	...	School Counselor
Jenna Dewan	...	Sally
Ryo Ishibashi	...	Detective Nakagawa
Shaun Sipos	...	Michael
Kim Miyori	...	Kayako's Mother
Sotaro Nagasawa	...	Teacher
Kyoka Takizawa	...	Young Kayako
Paul Jarrett	...	Mr. Fleming
Gwenda Lorenzetti	...	Mrs. Fleming
Satoshi Ninomiya	...	Police Officer
Mitsuo Togioka	...	Taxi Driver
Masanobu Yada	...	Young Man
Nahana	...	Young Woman
Isao Yatsu	...	Old Man on Bus
Akira Sato	...	Doctor
Tomomi Hiraiwa	...	Nurse
Yôko Chôsokabe	...	Nurse
Kayoko Toda	...	Nurse
Shuri Matsuda	...	Nurse
Yuzo Mikawa	...	Villager

Directed by
Takashi Shimizu

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen Susco		(written by)
Takashi Shimizu		(film "Ju-On: The Grudge")

Produced by
Bill Bannerman	....	line producer
Drew Crevello	....	co-producer
Doug Davison	....	executive producer
Joseph Drake	....	executive producer (as Joe Drake)
Takashige Ichise	....	producer (as Taka Ichise)
Nathan Kahane	....	executive producer
Michael Kirk	....	co-producer
Roy Lee	....	executive producer
Sam Raimi	....	producer
Shintaro Shimosawa	....	co-producer
Robert G. Tapert	....	producer (as Rob Tapert)

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Katsumi Yanagijima		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeff Betancourt

Casting by
Nancy Nayor		(as Nancy Nayor Battino)
Kelly Wagner		(as Kelly Martin Wagner)

Production Design by
Iwao Saitô

Art Direction by
Akio Kikuchi
Tomoko Kotakemori

Set Decoration by
Tatsuo Ozeki
Victoria Söderholm		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Kristin M. Burke
Miyuki Taniguchi

Makeup Department
Rick Findlater	....	hair stylist
Rick Findlater	....	makeup artist
Akiko Kawano	....	makeup artist
Yûichi Matsui	....	special makeup effects artist (as Yuichi Matsui)
Fumihiro Miyoshi	....	assistant special effects makeup
Sachie Munemura	....	hair stylist
Sachie Munemura	....	makeup artist
Deb Watson	....	key hair stylist
Deb Watson	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Michael Bederman	....	unit production manager
Kelli Konop	....	executive in charge of production
Jack Schuster	....	post-production supervisor
Yusuke Wakabayashi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Megan Basaraba	....	second assistant director
Matt Corrado	....	second assistant director: re-shoots
Charles Leslie	....	first assistant director: reshoots
Keita Mizunami	....	third assistant director
Yusuke Negi	....	third assistant director
Kensuke Ota	....	third assistant director
Ryuichi Saeki	....	first assistant director
Jun Shiozaki	....	second assistant director
Kennedy Taylor	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Marcynuk	....	production designer: Chicago
Blake E. Matthys	....	lead man (as Blake Matthys)
Blake E. Matthys	....	lead man: Chicago
Josh Slates	....	research assistant

Sound Department
Vincent Cirilli	....	ProTools engineer
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialog & adr editor
Jamie Hardt	....	assistant sound editor
Marti D. Humphrey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris M. Jacobson	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	sound designer
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel Pagan	....	foley editor
Daniel Pagan	....	sound effects editor
Carin Rogers	....	adr dialogue supervisor
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Greg ten Bosch	....	foley editor
Greg ten Bosch	....	sound effects editor
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue and adr editor

Special Effects by
Jidekazu Kishiura	....	special effects supervisor
Yoshitaka Makigi	....	special effects technician
Kimiko Murai	....	special effects technician
Atsuko Murata	....	special effects technician
Atsushi Shibata	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel	....	animator: Reality Check Studios (as Dave Abuel)
Masako Adachi	....	2D artist: Big X
Hoon Bae	....	animator: Reality Check Studios
Dana Marin Fisher	....	visual effects coordinator
Jason Howey	....	animator: Reality Check Studios
Nobuya Ishida	....	2D artist: Big X
Kory Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: Reality Check Studios
Aaron Kaminar	....	lead animator: Reality Check Studios
Sachiho Kawashima	....	2D artist: Big X
Kuroudo Kikuchi	....	2D artist: Big X
Kazumi Koshimura	....	2D artist: Big X
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Benjamin Liu	....	animator: Reality Check Studios (as Ben Liu)
Hajime Matsumoto	....	digital visual effects supervisor: Big X
Kurando Mitsutake	....	visual effects assistant: Big X
Keita Nakayama	....	2D artist: Big X
Kouichi Saito	....	2D artist: Big X
Masaki Sasae	....	2D artist: Big X
Alison Savitch	....	visual effects producer: Reality Check Studios
Sally Sherwood	....	animator: Reality Check Studios
Kevin Soares	....	visual effects coordinator
Mariko Sugawara	....	assistant digital visual effects supervisor: Big X
Kiyotaka Taguchi	....	2D artist: Big X
Shigenori Takekuma	....	3D artist: Big X
Hitoshi Tsukada	....	3D artist: Big X
Vivian Wei	....	animator: Reality Check Studios
Naoyasu Yutaka	....	2D artist: Big X
Antonio Torres	....	digital artist: Digital Intermediate, Pacific Title (uncredited)

Stunts
Hideo Saito	....	stunt coordinator
Michele Waitman	....	stunt coordinator
Michele Waitman	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby	....	still photographer
Marc Ehrenbold	....	Steadicam operator
Akio Fujita	....	assistant camera
Shinji Kawai	....	assistant camera
Michael Kohnhorst	....	director of photography: second unit
Elizabeth Miller	....	second assistant camera: additional camera
Shigeto Mizuno	....	assistant camera
Kazuhiro Taniguchi	....	assistant camera
Joe 'Jody' Williams	....	camera operator: "a" camera, Chicago
Joe Carpita	....	second assistant camera: re-shoots (uncredited)

Casting Department
Chuck Dukas	....	casting intern
Kevin Goldson	....	casting assistant
Dominika Posserén	....	casting assistant
Jennifer Rudolph	....	casting: New York
Georgia Simon	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emilia Corbin	....	costume department production assistant: Los Angeles
Laura Cresswell	....	costume department production assistant: Los Angeles

Editorial Department
Cindy Bond	....	digital intermediate producer
Paul Bronkar	....	supervising digital intermediate colorist
Dylan Firshein	....	assistant editor
Richard E. Flores	....	negative cutter (as Richard Flores)
Michael Grawert	....	assistant colorist
Yoshie Ishiguro	....	first assistant editor
Darin McCormick-Millett	....	digital intermediate executive producer (as Darin Millett)
David R. Miller	....	digital intermediate executive producer
Kurando Mitsutake	....	post-production crew
Jerimiah Morey	....	assistant colorist
Laura Morgan	....	apprentice editor
Kevin Soares	....	second assistant editor
Amy Tompkins	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Samantha Barker	....	assistant to composer
Max Blomgren	....	synthesizer programmer
Remi Dapere	....	score coordinator
Robert Fernandez	....	music score mixer
Robert Fernandez	....	recording engineer
Greg Hayes	....	score recordist
Simon James	....	music contractor
Kory Kruckenberg	....	music recording engineer
Kory Kruckenberg	....	recording engineer
Hummie Mann	....	conductor
Sean McMahon	....	orchestrator
Cory Milano	....	assistant music editor
Thomas Milano	....	music editor
Robert Puff	....	music librarian
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
David G. Russell	....	score producer
David G. Russell	....	synthesizer programmer (as David Russell)
David Shephard	....	orchestrator
Martin St. Pierre	....	orchestrator (as Martin J. St. Pierre)
Richard Temple	....	synthesizer programmer: score
Gregory Tripi	....	synthesizer programmer
Brian Valentino	....	assistant recording engineer
Chandra Cogburn	....	music assistant (uncredited)

Other crew
Tanya Adusumilli	....	intern: visual development
Krystin Auriemma	....	production assistant
Max Blomgren	....	synthesizer programmer
Marne Braun	....	key production assistant: Chicago
Debbi Burns	....	stand-in
Daniel Duka	....	assistant: Mr. Kahane
Andrea Eisen	....	set tutor
Sara Ellingen	....	production secretary: Chicago
Mizuho Endo	....	on-set interpreter
Mizuho Endo	....	translator
Naomi Hatta	....	assistant: Mr. Kirk and Mr. Crevello
Qadree Holmes	....	production assistant: re-shoot Chicago
Hideaki Jimbo	....	production coordinator
Sachiyo Kanbayashi	....	adr voice (as Sachiko Hayashi)
Aaron Lam	....	assistant: Mr. Raimi
Asuka Matoba	....	location manager
Takuya Michiue	....	location manager
Yuri Morikawa	....	production accountant
Sean Muramatsu	....	dialogue coach
Rosemary Orlando	....	production coordinator
David Pollison	....	assistant: Mr. Tapert
Miyuki Sakaitani	....	production coordinator
Kazuko Shingyoku	....	script supervisor
Hiroko Stanhope	....	assistant: Mr. Ichise
Cid Swank	....	publicist
Tsuzumi Takagi	....	assistant: Mr. Fukushima
Mary Tallman	....	script supervisor: re-shoots, Chicago
Gregory Tripi	....	synthesizer programmer
Satoko Tsuji	....	assistant accountant
Dina Valenzuela	....	assistant accountant
Alex Valhouli	....	assistant: Mr. Drake
Catherine Petra Villalobos	....	production assistant
Naoko Ihara Witmer	....	assistant: Mr. Shimizu
Irene Yeung	....	assistant: Mr. Lee and Mr. Davison

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Ghost House Pictures
• Mandate Pictures
• Vertigo Entertainment

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• International Film Distribution Consultants (2006) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Viva Films (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Highlight Film (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Big X (digital visual effects)
• Reality Check Studios (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Bastyr University Chapel  music recorded at
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Dub Stage, The  sound re-recording
• Fellah Pictures  Japan
• NAC Image Technology  camera equipment supplied by
• Nihon Shomei Co.  lighting equipment supplied by
• Northwest Sinfonia  music performed by
• OS Productions  thanks
• Pacific Title  end title design
• Pacific Title and Art Studio  digital intermediate
• Picture Mill, The  main title design (as Picture Mill)
• Toho Studios  sound stages
• Toho Studios  thanks
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

El grito 2 (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
La maldición 2 (Colombia) (Venezuela) [es]
Der Fluch - The Grudge 2 (Germany) [de]
Garez 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Grudge - Klatwa 2 (Poland) [pl]
Grudge - La maldición 2 (Mexico) [es]
I katara 2 (Greece) [el]
Juon pandemic (Japan) [ja]
Kauna 2 (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence, and some sensuality.

Runtime:

102 min | 108 min (Unrated Director's Cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Indonesia:Dewasa | Philippines:R-13 | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42011) | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/12 | France:-12 | Italy:T | South Korea:15 | India:UA | Sweden:15 | Australia:M | Japan:U | Iceland:16 | South Africa:13V

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The role of Vanessa was originally written for Vanessa Lengies, who eventually turned it down to film "My Suicide"; the part still bares her name.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Vanessa at the office mobile phone calls by Kayako, she fears from voice of Kayako. You can see the ceiling move two microphones.

Quotes:

Principal Dale: Allison, I don't know what you're talking about. Vanessa and Miyuki aren't missing. They're right here.
Allison: [turns, seeing the ghostly manifestations of Vanessa and Miyuki sitting on either side of her]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Proof (2007)

Good except for the horrible acting.

I did enjoy the movie for the Ghost attack scenes as well as the story in general. I do think the movie had some very poor acting in it. Now the bad acting was obviously not present during the scare scenes but every time any of the characters spoke a line I cringed, especially in the first scene with the 3 school girls. I also found that Amber Tamblyn gave a bad performance. The only performance that didn't suck was Sarah Michelle Gellar. I think the bad performances can be attributed to the language barrier between the Japanese director and the English speaking cast. And here is what bothered me the most about the movie... How is it that a 70 year old Japanese exorcist who has lived in a very rural area of Japan her whole life and has gone quite crazy learn to speak perfect English?