It's so convoluted at this point that you don't know who's the problem or where the origin of the curse is from. There's a huge disconnect why these houses are vessels, especially as some people just visit the cursed house and leave.
We don't know who the curse will infect, or who it will kill, leaving the narrative conflicted. It's evident with realtor Peter Spencer John Cho going home to slaughter his family whereas Detective Muldoon Andrea Riseborough doesn't turn evil and is framed as the person to fight the spirit , despite her spending time in the home too. I'm a former Chemical Engineer. It was boring so I decided to write about things I love. On the geek side of things, I write about comics, cartoons, video games, television, movies and basically, all things nerdy.
I also write about music in terms of punk, indie, hardcore and emo because well, they rock! And yes, I've written sports for them too! Anyone would be terrified when witnessing her crawl out of the dark. Kayako's actress is a now-famous Japanese voice actress called Takako Fuji. She took Kayako's role in most of the early films and played her to absolute perfection. You can really tell when it's not her doing the performance, which is why she's become a bit of a horror icon thanks to her flawless performance.
Fear is sometimes hard for us to explain since it's difficult to point out what exactly terrifies us about a specific creature. However, in Japan, it was easy to make Kayako look the way she did because it's actually a reference to something that's been part of the culture for a long time now. Vengeful spirits and ghosts have been portrayed in white gowns, with long black hair for decades, if not centuries in Japanese traditional art.
Folklore also tells the tale of these vengeful spirits, known as onryo according to Japanese culture. Later, these became well-known horror tropes in Japanese media and gave us Kayako, as well as The Grudge franchise. The whole main plot of most of the franchise's movies focuses on a set of victims that become afflicted by a powerful curse.
This is the curse of Kayako and her family, which, unlike many other curses in horror movies, is portrayed as practically unbeatable. Kayako's curse is in fact infinite. The curse is shown in many movies to have no boundaries. Once a person comes into touch with it, the curse will follow them anywhere they go, regardless of geographical boundaries.
Moreover, once a person dies to the curse, another place can become infected with it, which further spreads it into the world like a disease. According to the legend, she is said to ask victims if she is pretty. If the victim says no, she kills them; if the victim says yes, she removes her mask to reveal her mutilated face. She asks, again, if she is pretty. If the victim says no, she kills them; if the victim says yes, she mutilates them too.
This urban legend became so believable in Japan that children were begging to be escorted home by teachers and other support staff, terrified that the slit mouthed woman would come for them. Despite the fact that there is no empirical evidence that such a story occurred or that such a curse exists, there is certainly an influence on the filmmakers from Japanese urban legends and folk tales.
The tale of Kayako is one that is steeped in the supernatural and vengeful. There are several tales of spirits, not only in Japan, but throughout Asia who are brought back to Earth after an unfair death in order to enact their revenge.
We can clearly see that The Grudge is based on several Japanese legends that are almost as terrifying as the actual movie. Writer living in Adelaide, Australia. Long-suffering post-graduate student and lover of pop culture from Game of Thrones to DC. Twitter: samchinson. Alex later meets his end at the hands of Yoko's ghost. Karen's younger sister and mistreated by her controlling mother.
She goes to Japan to bring Karen home, but soon gets involved in the curse of the Saeki household. An Intrepid Reporter from Hong Kong who rescued Karen from the house fire but is also cursed as a result.
A trio of students in Japan who visit the Saeki house. A family living in Chicago who become victims of the curse. Jakes survives his first encounter with Kayako in The Grudge 2 and is hospitalized in The Grudge 3 where he gets killed when Kayako breaks nearly every bone in his body. Jake's caseworker and psychologist who begins investigating the curse After Jake is killed.
Community Showcase More. Follow TV Tropes. You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account. Toshio Saeki. Takeo Saeki. Takeo Saeki Played by: Takashi Matsuyama.
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