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JU-ON: A CURSE BORN WHEN A PERSON DIES IN A POWERFUL RAGE.

IT GATHERS WHERE THE DEAD PERSON LIVED, AND BECOMES A "STAIN".

ANYONE WHO TOUCHES IT DIES, AND A NEW CURSE IS BORN.

A TOEI VIDEO PRODUCTION

AN OZ AND BENKEI CO-PRODUCTION

PLANNING BY MITSURU KUROSAWA

PRODUCED BY TAKA ICHISE, MASAAKI TAKASHIMA & KAZUO KATO

CHIAKI KURIYAMA

HITOMI MIWA, ASUMI MIWA

YORIKO DOGUCHI, KAORI FUJII, MAYUKO SAITO

YUKO DAIKE, MAKOTO ASHIKAWA

YUREI YANAGI

SUPERVISOR HIROSHI TAKAHASHI

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY TAKASHI SHIMIZU

JU-ON: THE CURSE

TOSHIO

SHUNSUKE & MANAMI KOBAYASHI

- I'm back. - Welcome home.

Just give me a few minutes.

Baby, is it okay for you to move like that?

It's okay, Papa.

What's wrong?

Is there a problem?

Aren't you done visiting your students' homes?

One more family to go. Their kid hasn't been coming to school.

Have you contacted his parents?

Can't you get in touch with them?

No.

Being a teacher is tough work, huh?

Yes.

TOSHIO SAEKI AGE: 6

PARENTS: TAKEO SAEKI, KAYAKO SAEKI (NEE KAWAMATA)

Mr Kobayashi?

Hey, do you remember a girl at college called Kawamata?

Kawamata...?

Kayako Kawamata?

- She was... - Kind of creepy, wasn't she?

- What's wrong, all of a sudden? - Oh, no, nothing.

Strange.

- Is it all right eating that much? - Of course itis.

Hello?

Anybody home?

MA'S GRAVE

Toshio?

So, you are home?

Teacher...

What are you doing there?

I'm here today because you never come to school.

Everybody's been worrying about you.

Toshio... is your mother home?

Toshio!

Hello?

Hello?

I'm coming in.

Toshio?

Toshio... Toshio!

What's wrong? Are you okay?

What happened? Are you okay?

You're all right.

Can I just check you?

No fever...

I know...

Toshio, do you remember this drawing you did?

This.

You drew the picture so well. The other teachers thought so, too.

Is your mother out shopping?

Together.

Together? Your mother went out with your father?

- Yeah. - I see.

What were you doing in the bathroom?

YUKI

Yes?

Sorry, I have to go out for a little while.

Here's a snack for your lunch break.

Thank you.

- The cat's back. - There are a lot of cats around here.

I wonder if it's the same one.

It's okay, Yuki. I'll chase it away.

Right.

Kanna, make sure you pay attention. Thanks for teaching her, Yuki.

Hurry up and go!

I'll be back early, so why don't you eat with us, Yuki?

Thank you.

- We get it. Now stop bothering us. - Okay, okay.

Let's begin.

Come on.

Say, do you have one?

- One what? - You know, a boyfriend?

How is that relevant right now?

Come on, tell me.

Fine, we'll take a break when we get this far.

Then can we talk about your boyfriend?

Okay.

- Promise me. - Yeah.

Right, tell me about him.

- What are you talking about? - You are so sly. You promised me.

- Wait a minute. - No. Don't you hear that?

- What's that noise? - Damn, you promised.

No! You really can't hear that?

Okay, I'll tell you.

I don't have a boyfriend now.

- Seriously? - It's true.

That's so boring!

What do you want me to say? I really don't have one.

- What about your ex-boyfriend? - Wait. Be quiet.

You don't hear that noise?

What is it?

That strange noise.

I don't hear anything.

What? Is it just me?

It's a cat!

Knock it off!

- What is it? - I have to go to school today.

- Eh? Go to school? - I have to feed the rabbits.

The rabbits? How can you forget something like that?

- Mizuho. - Kanna!

What? What? What is it?

He's got a new girlfriend.

Tsuyoshi has? Have you met her yet?

- He's only brought her home once. - Really? What's she like?

She's really pretty.

Hey! Quit talking about my girlfriend!

Mizuho!

Take care!

Tsuyoshi!

- Tsuyoshi! - What?

Do you have a picture of your girlfriend?

No!

Tsuyoshi! Tsuyoshi!

MIZUHO

Tsuyoshi!

Tsuyoshi!

Oh, Tezuka... I thought Tsuyoshi was with you.

Huh? No. But his bike's over there.

So he's probably still inside.

- Did you call him? - No, Mr Nakamura took his phone.

Damn. That's no good.

- Is that it? - Yeah, I found it over there.

I wonder if he was with someone.

He'll turn up if you wait long enough. See you.

Hang on, help me look for him!

Hey!

What are you doing? I'm locking up now, so hurry up and go home.

But I'm waiting for my friend.

Friend? What are you talking about?

There's nobody left inside. I just checked.

Yeah, but...

But his bike's over there, and that's his bag.

He's probably still here.

What's your class and name?

- Huh? - Class and name?

Class four, second year. My name is Mizuho Tamura.

- Come to the staff room. - Yes, Miss.

What are you doing?

Who's your form teacher?

I'm going to make sure they hear about this.

Hurry up!

Attention.

Murakami in class four, second year.

Tsuyoshi Murakami in class four, second year.

If you're still on the school grounds, report to the staff room at once.

Murakami in class four, second year.

Tsuyoshi Murakami in class four, second year.

If you're still on the school grounds, report to the staff room at once.

Well, I'll have another look around.

You wait here.

If he comes here, don't go home until I get back.

- Understood? - Yes.

My name's Tamura. I was wondering if Tsuyoshi had come back home.

Okay.

I see.

I know the number.

I understa... Huh?

Okay.

Hello?

Hello?

Are you there?

Hello?

Hello?

KANNA

Doctor, you found something?

There was a dead rabbit's body mixed in with the blood and tissue matter.

Yes, I saw it at the scene. Anything else?

There are no signs that anybody else had a hand in this.

It's as if the body had been twisted and broken by some force of nature.

What's that?

It was found in the dismembered body.

A jawbone?

Yes. It's a human jawbone.

It belongs to someone else.

There was another person at the scene?

Most likely.

They didn't find the body that the jaw came from.

We've sent samples to the lab to try to match the DNA.

The body missing the jaw has disappeared.

What's the cause of death for this one?

Actually... I'm not quite sure.

We can hardly write this off as heart failure.

I've never seen a body like this before.

Excuse me.

We got a statement from the teacher who found the body.

A little after 2:00pm,

the two third-year girls went to feed the rabbits.

This is Hisayo Yoshida and this is Kanna Murakami.

- Hey, Kamio... - Yes, sir?

Is it possible for a person to lose a jaw and still survive?

What do you think?

Impossible, right?

I'm ho me!

Wrong address again.

TAKEO SAEKI

Kanna! I got ice cream. Come get it!

Hello, the Murakami residence.

Okay, just a moment, please.

Tsuyoshi?

Tsuyoshi!

Tsuyoshi!

Kanna! Where's Tsuyoshi...?

Hello? He hasn't come home yet.

He probably stopped off somewhere on his way back.

Do you know his mobile number?

Why don't you call his mobile?

Just a minute. It looks like he just got back.

Tsuyoshi, are you back?

There's a call for you.

Kanna?

Kanna?

You're...

Who are you?

KAYAKO

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I might be a little late.

That's right.

His parents still haven't come back.

The kid? He's asleep.

Yes. Someone's there?

Yes.

I'll call you later. Okay.

Toshio?

Toshio!

Mum, did I do well?

Toshio?

You did well.

Mum, where did you go?

My teacher's here.

I know.

The teacher said that he wanted to see you, Mum.

He'll see me soon enough.

- Mum, Dad's gone away. - Toshio?

I'm telling the truth.

Mum, why do you always go away somewhere?

I'll be with you forever soon. Don't you worry.

Dad killed Little Ma.

- Are you not really my mum? - Toshio?

- I'm always behind you. Remember that. - I'm opening the door!

Toshio?

Toshio, were you talking to somebody just now?

Your parents are late, aren't they?

Kobayashi....

SHUNSUKE KOBAYASHI: D.O.B. 03/02/79, BLOOD TYPE O, ELDEST BROTHER

Today, Kobayashi's eyes met mine.

My heart beat so fast, it felt like it would burst.

All I can think about Is Kobayashi again today.

He was standing, reading a comic.

Kobayashi didn't come to school. Kobayashi often stands, reading.

But I know Kobayashi will get better soon...

That girl is acting far too familiar with my Kobayashi.

And he can't handle his drink.

He never knows when to stop. He threw up on the street.

Sometimes I can't bear to watch. But I'm better than that woman.

Because I know where Kobayashi lives.

In Kobayashi's room, I bet his favourite things are...

I took Kobayashi back to his apartment when he was drunk.

The two of us took a taxi. I've been there many times now.

Kobayashi's asleep. He looked so uncomfortable...

KOBAYASHI

Toshio! Toshio!

Toshio! We can't stay here!

Toshio...

Wait here.

Toshio, let's go!

Hello?

So, this is Mr Kobayashi?

I'm Saeki. Takeo Saeki.

Kayako's husband.

Have you met up with Kayako?

Please take care of Toshio from today onwards.

What are you saying?

All this time, I've taken care of Toshio in your stead.

It's your turn now.

In my stead? My turn?

That's right, Mr Kobayashi.

Your baby was born.

Born?

It's a girl.

Hello?

Mum?

Yeah, yeah. I understand.

Kobayashi...

KYOKO

SUZUKI ESTATE AGENTS

- Good afternoon. - Good afternoon.

- You look busy, as usual. - Well, you know. Take a seat.

- Good night. - Thanks for today.

Kyoko, you're finished for the day, too, right?

How about a small one?

- What's wrong? - Thanks, but no thanks.

Isn't Nobuyuki waiting for you at home? You're all he has now.

All right, all right. Got it.

So, what was it you wanted to talk about?

Right. There's a property I want you to take a look at, Sis.

- Take a look at? - Yeah, a detached house up for sale.

Oh, you won't have to deal with anyone.

What's this about?

It's one of the properties we're handling. It has a history.

A history?

The family that used to lived there, they all either died or went missing.

The way I look at it, I just want it off our hands as soon as possible.

But nobody's showing any interest.

But then, an exorcism or something might be a bit over the top.

It could backfire and stir up more rumours.

You're good with this kind of thing.

"This kind of thing"? Is that why you called me in today?

I'm only asking you to take a look.

What a blunder I made.

We got the house cheap because of the incident.

But it is a nice place. Still in good shape.

I don't know how they started,

but there are all kinds of rumours online.

I'm surprised you're worried about this. It's not like you to be superstitious.

I'm not. This is just about the bottom line.

It's going to cost us money unless we sell it.

Plus, I'm still paying alimony to Shinobu.

It's nice and quiet around here.

Here itis.

MURAKAMI RESIDENCE

Hey, what's wrong?

The police left everything as it was, once their investigation was over.

I hope whoever buys it takes all the stuff inside, too.

Hey, are you already sensing something?

The incident here, you said it was the Murakami parents and kids?

Well, the father's alive.

One person survived? Where is he now?

- In hospital, according to the police. - I see.

His wife and daughter died at the same time.

You're wrong.

Those two weren't the only ones who died here.

- Eh? - I don't really understand...

Well, let's go in.

TAKEO SAEKI

NORIKO MURAKAMI

TAKEO SAEKI

Hey, who's this Saeki person?

The family that were here before the Murakamis.

I guess you get what you pay for.

It's quiet here and the station's close, so I thought I could sell the place.

Kyoko?

This house... It's too much for me.

Huh? Wait a minute.

Is there any refined sake here?

Does it matter what kind?

Just get some!

Will this do?

Promise me you will do what I'm about to say. Okay?

- What do you mean? - Okay?

If someone wants to buy this house, make sure they drink some of this.

- Huh? - Just promise me!

If they don't like the sake or spit it out...

...you must absolutely not sell them the house.

Hang on, what are you saying?

Refined sake reacts to spiritual power.

It's been used in purification ceremonies since ancient times.

Sake imbued with a powerful energy will taste different to certain people.

If someone has a strange reaction to it, the house is too dangerous for them.

You need to leave the sake in this room for a while,

then serve it to the buyer before they sign the contract.

- I have to go. - Hey, Kyoko!

- Kyoko! - Sorry.

I have to get out of this house as soon as possible.

What? You sold the house?

Why didn't you say anything beforehand?

Well, that's true, but...

Did you do as I told you, then?

Yeah, with the sake, right?

It was fine. I gave them some.

They were fine when they drank it. And they loved the house.

It's fine. Don't worry.

Anyway, can you come over to my place sometime soon?

What for?

Something's not right with Nobuyuki.

He hasn't been himself lately.

He just stares into space, not saying a word.

Though I guess it's no wonder with what he's been through.

All right.

TOSHIO

YUREI YANAGI, YUE, RYOTA KOYAMA

YUKI

HITOMI MIWA, ASUMI MIWA

YUMI YOSHIYUKI, KAZUSHI ANDO

MIZUHO

CHIAKI KURIYAMA

YORIKO DOGUCHI, JUNICHI KIUCHI

KANNA

DENDEN, TARO SUWA, REITA SERIZAWA, SHIRO NAMIKI

KAYAKO

TAKAKO FUJI, TAKASHI MATSUYAMA

KYOKO

YUKO DAIKE, MAKOTO ASHIKAWA

KAORI FUJII, HUA RONG WENG, MAYUKO SAITO

PLANNING BY MITSURU KUROSAWA

PRODUCED BY TAKA ICHISE, MASAAKI TAKASHIMA, KAZUO KATO

SUPERVISOR HIROSHI TAKAHASHI

MUSIC BY GARY ASHIYA

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY NOBUHITO KITSUGI

LIGHTING BY HIDEO OKA

AN OZ AND BENKEI CO-PRODUCTION

A TOEI VIDEO PRODUCTION

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY TAKASHI SHIMIZU

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION.

ANY RESEMBLANCE TO ACTUAL PERSONS, LIVING OR DEAD,

OR ACTUAL EVENTS IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL.