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Audio Format: DD 5.1 Surround, DTS Video Format: Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) Languages: Japanese Subtitles: English, Korean Region Code: 3 Year Made: 2003 Running Time: 92
 The JU-ON:
THE GRUDGE curse takes shudder-inducing fear to new heights: more intense, persistent, hideous...it comes from the roof, from the floor beneath your feet, from behind, from inside yourself. The angry spirits of the malicious curse once again assault the senses. But this time there is no escape.
Juon 2:
Final certainly delivers some spine-tingling moments and fans of the croaking, slithering Kayoko and her creepy blue son Toshio will not be disappointed. In a few respects, Juon 2 is more polished than any of its three predecessors. The special effects are indeed better here though Shimizu has refined their minimalistic use. The temporal play between episodes has become more complex and compelling. Rather than the simple forward and backward jumps in time utilized by the prior three versions, the episodes and characters within Juon 2 intertwine in a much more complex and unnerving manner. In fact, there is some really bizarre and creepy time play going on here. I also felt the storyline itself was more polished here.
Certain terrifying elements from Juon are carried over to the sequel. The nerve-wrenching croaking which undoubtedly foretells the presence of trouble effectively permeates Juon 2. The creepy hair motif, which in the prequel often emerged from under doors or suddenly appeared over slumbering victims is back with a vengeance, so much so that Kayoko's hair could justifiably be listed in the credits as an independent cast member. Juon 2 also introduces a few new key motifs which appear throughout the various episodes. In the prequel, the epicenter of evil was undoubtedly the attic space above the Saiki's upstairs bedroom. In Juon 2, however, the attic is barely referenced (apart from a couple thumps) and our attention is continuiously redirected to a dark stain on the Saiki bedroom floor where, we learn, Kayoko sat, tortured, tormented and berserk prior to (?) her death. The demonic stain of her dying and the ruts etched into the tatami mat by her bloodied fingertips repeatedly appear to various unfortunate characters throughout Juon 2. Its presence on your living room floor not only evidences the presence of evil, but functions as a sort of portal, leading to some VERY creepy scenes.
Juon 2:
Final, like all of its predeccesors, consists of six related "episodes", each named after a major character therein. In most, but not all, cases, the named character meets an unfortunate demise at some point within that episode. Juon 2 is structurally related to its prequel through its central use of the Saiki family's history and house in its storyline development. Apart from Kayoko and Toshio, there is no character overlap between Juon and Juon 2. An independent storyline involving the cast and crew of a television documentary using the Saiki house as a locale ties all of the episodes' characters together. (Trivia Time: The notion of a documentary cast and crew becoming cursed through its investigation into creepy phenomena is also the theme of a myriad of Japan B-Horror, including Rensa (The Cursed Video) and Kiku to Nowareru Tapu (The Cursed Cassette Tape).)
The following is a synopsis of the storyline overarching the six episodes.
Following a tragic car accident resulting in a miscarriage and the debilitation of her fiance Masashi, Kyoko Harase (Noriko Sakai), a popular "Horror Queen" of Japan film begins work on a new horror production directed by Keisuke. The story is of a womanly ghoul haunting a high school (at least in the scene we see) who is discovered by a terrified team of high school girls. Two of the high school girls, Chiharu (Yui Ichikawa) and Hiromi, are merely "extras", excited to appear in their first production. When not on the set, Kyoko is tended to by Megumi, the make-up girl who is called to the various filming locations. Using the cast and resources of his current horror film, Keisuke initiates a second project involving a "cursed house". To promote the project Keisuke orchestrates an interview with "horror queen" Kyoko to be aired on a popular talk show. The interview is held at the Saiki house, which was the inspiration for Keisuke's project due to its being the site of a horrific murder/suicide and countless subsequent tragedies involving anyone related to the location. The interview with Kyoko is conducted by Tomoko (Chiharu Niyama) throughout the course of one day, after which she returns home to meet her boyfriend Nori.
During the filming of the horror film and the documentary at the Saiki house, strange things begin to happen to our many characters. Kyoko suddenly finds that she is again pregnant, although this would seem to be impossible given her comatose fiance. This strange but happy news is quickly overshadowed by the sudden, mysterious death of Kyoko's mother. Elsewhere, Tomoko and her boyfriend Nori meet a grisly death in what appears to be a lovers' suicide, and the make-up girl Megumi has suddenly disappeared, only to reappear to Kyoko and Keisuke in a most disturbing manner. Chiharu, the high school extra, is being terrified by recurring vivid nightmares which soon overlap and overtake Reality. Keisuke soon realizes that these misfortunate souls all have exposure to the Saiki house in common, which can mean only one thing, both he and Kyoko are in grave danger of a similar fate.
This is an effective and creepy story which is certainly worth viewing. It is perhaps the strongest of all the Juon films and easily carries forward the dread and horror intended by the others.
Disc 1
-Making of
-Cast & Director??s interview
-Trailers & TV Spots
Disc 2
-Making Film
-Interview
-Deleted Scenes
-Promotion Gallery
-Continuaity
-Promotion Clip
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