Der Fluch - The Grudge (2004)
Die amerikanische Familie Williams bezieht in Tokio eine scheinbar ganz gewöhnliche Doppelhaushälfte, doch seltsame Ereignisse beginnen sich zu häufen. Eines Tages, als die US-Studentin und Krankenschwester Kare Davis ihren Job als Pflegerin der alten Mutter Emma antreten will, ist die Familie verschwunden, die alte Frau katatonisch. Kare selbst findet in der Wohnung einen seltsamen kleinen Jungen, doch sie ahnt nicht, daß die unheimlichen Ereignisse damit auf sie übergesprungen sind. Auf dem Haus lastet ein Fluch aus der Vergangenheit, der früher oder später jeden tötet, der damit zu tun hatte. Notgedrungen macht sich Kare mit ihrem Freund Doug daran, das Rätsel zu lösen, während der Fluch immer größere Kreise zieht.
Der Regisseur: Takashi Shimizu
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Sarah Michelle Gellar as Karen Davis |
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Jason Behr as Doug McCarthy |
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藤貴子 as Kayako Saeki |
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尾関優哉 as Toshio Saeki |
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William Mapother as Matthew Williams |
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Clea DuVall as Jennifer Williams |
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KaDee Strickland as Susan Williams |
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Grace Zabriskie as Emma Williams |
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Bill Pullman as Peter Kirk |
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Rosa Blasi as Maria Kirk |
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Ted Raimi as Alex Jones |
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Ryo Ishibashi as Det. Hideto Nakagawa |
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真木よう子 as Yoko Sekine |
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Takashi Matsuyama as Takeo Saeki |
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松永博史 as Igarashi |
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おかやまはじめ as Suzuki |
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Yoshiyuki Morishita as Guard |
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津村和幸 as Peter's Co-worker |
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Taigi Kobayashi as Policeman |
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Junko Koizumi as Mother |
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Nana Koizumi as Daughter |
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岡村洋一 as Restaurant Manager |
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Eiji Ôki as Morgue Detective |
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Katsuhiro Oyama as Morgue Doctor |
| Directing | Takashi Shimizu | Director |
| Production | Robert Tapert | Producer |
| Writing | Takashi Shimizu | Writer |
| Production | Sam Raimi | Producer |
| Writing | Stephen Susco | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Veronica Lorenz | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Nancy Nayor | Casting |
| Production | Kelly Wagner | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miyuki Taniguchi | Costume Design |
| Editing | Jeff Betancourt | Editor |
| Art | 矢内京子 | Art Direction |
| Art | 尾関龍生 | Set Decoration |
| Art | 斎藤岩男 | Production Design |
| Directing | Kathleen Thomas | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shawn-Holly Cookson | Costume Design |
| Production | Michael Kirk | Co-Producer |
| Production | Takashige Ichise | Producer |
| Production | Doug Davison | Executive Producer |
| Production | Aubrey Henderson | Co-Producer |
| Production | Shintaro Shimosawa | Co-Producer |
| Production | Carsten H.W. Lorenz | Executive Producer |
| Production | 福島聡司 | Line Producer |
| Sound | Christopher Young | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Joseph Drake | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ray Quinlan | Line Producer |
| Production | Nathan Kahane | Executive Producer |
| Production | Roy Lee | Executive Producer |
| Camera | 山本英夫 | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jun Igarashi | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Lorita Shepherd | Production Controller |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiko Yasuoka | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Maureen Mottram | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Paul N.J. Ottosson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Kory Jones | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Chiho Asada | Translator |
| Editing | Yoshie Ishiguro | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | 小川勝広 | Production Manager |
| Sound | Darian Pollard | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Kazuya Watahiki | Standby Painter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomoko Asai | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | Cid Swank | Unit Publicist |
| Sound | Thomas Milano | Music Editor |
| Camera | Tadashi Yokoyama | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomoko Asai | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | Jack Schuster | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Hideo Saito | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Tobin Adams | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Sean McMahon | Orchestrator |
| Sound | 柿澤潔 | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Anthony Motta | Telecine Colorist |
| Crew | Jennifer M. Barr | Stand In |
| Art | 神田諭 | Assistant Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Toyokazu Hashimoto | 3D Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | 岸浦秀一 | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sachie Munemura | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ed Licht | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard C. Franklin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | 金田克美 | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Danny Yoon | Digital Compositors |
| Crew | Izumi Evers | Thanks |
| Camera | Kiyoshi Itô | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Takashi Seida | Still Photographer |
| Production | Shannon Gaulding | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Earl Aycock | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Mato | Color Timer |
| Visual Effects | Danny Martinez | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Carin Rogers | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Kelly Vandever | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Joan Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Gloria D'Alessandro | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Ai-Ling Lee | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ryan Juggler | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Marti D. Humphrey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael J. Fox | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Sean Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Darrin Mann | Foley Mixer |
| Directing | Masanori Adachi | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Robert Fernandez | Mixing Engineer |
| Crew | Shunsuke Gondo | Stunt Double |
| Camera | 儀間眞悟 | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Jennifer Y. Craig | Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Kaminar | Lead Animator |
| Lighting | 永田英則 | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Chikara Higami | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Makoto Meguro | Third Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Peter Kleinsasser | VFX Artist |
| Crew | Sean Muramatsu | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Yoshitaka Makigi | Special Effects Assistant |
| Camera | Daisuke Akazawa | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dianne Ensor | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | James Payfer | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Lighting | 金沢正夫 | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Toshitaka Akaike | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Andrew Drapkin | Digital Colorist |
| Production | David Bernad | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | 松井祐一 | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | David Pollison | Production Assistant |