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The Grudge 3
''The Grudge 3'' is a 2009 American supernatural horror film and the third and final installment in ''The Grudge'' original trilogy. Toby Wilkins, who had previously directed the successful film ''Splinter'' and the short film series '' Tales from the Grudge'', took Takashi Shimizu's place as director who later served as executive producer, while Brad Keene replaced Stephen Susco as screenwriter. The film stars Johanna Braddy, Gil McKinney, Emi Ikehata, Jadie Rose Robson, Beau Mirchoff and Shawnee Smith, with a special appearance by Matthew Knight (from ''The Grudge 2''). Aiko Horiuchi and Shimba Tsuchiya plays Kayako and Toshio in the film, with Takashi Matsuyama only reappearing as Takeo Saeki via archive footage. Unlike the previous American films that were both rated PG-13, ''The Grudge 3'' was given an R rating because of its graphic bloody violence, gore and language. The film features a linear plotline unlike all of its predecessors, which used nonlinear sequences of e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Wilkins
Toby Wilkins is a British film director. He has directed two feature films, ''Splinter'' and ''The Grudge 3'', and several award-winning short films. Filmography *''The Grudge 3'' (2009) *''Splinter'' (2008) *''Devil's Trade'' FEARnet Fearnet was an American digital cable television network, website and video on demand service owned by Comcast. The network specialized in horror entertainment programming through a mix of acquired and original series, and feature films. Backgr ... web series (2007) *''Kidney Thieves'', short film (2006) *''Tales from the Grudge'' web series (2006) *''Staring at the Sun'', short film (2005) References External links *20ft High – the blog of director Toby Wilkins. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkins, Toby 1972 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Susco
Stephen Susco is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for writing horror films such as ''The Grudge'', ''The Grudge 2'', and ''Texas Chainsaw 3D''. His directorial debut film, '' Unfriended: Dark Web'', had its premiere at SXSW on March 9, 2018. Early life and education Susco graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1995 and from USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1999. Career Susco appears as a character in Jonathan Maberry's ''Ghost Road Blues'' trilogy, alongside Ken Foree, Jim O'Rear, Tom Savini, and Debbie Rochon. Susco also wrote the 2008 film ''Red'' and then he wrote ''Texas Chainsaw 3D'', which released in 2013 by Lionsgate. He wrote the storybook to the Paramount Pictures project ''The Butcherhouse Chronicles''. He also co-wrote and co-produced the Adrien Brody film, ''High School''. In 2018, his directorial debut film, '' Unfriended: Dark Web'' premiered at SXSW on March 9. Personal life Susco married author Bridget Foley in 2005. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic-Con International
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is commonly known simply as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC. The convention was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans that included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, Ron Graf, and Mike Towry; later, it was called the "San Diego Comic Book Convention", Dorf said during an interview that he hoped the first Con would bring in 500 attendees. It is a four-day event (Thursday–Sunday) held during the summer (in July since 2003) at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. On the Wednesday evening prior to the official opening, professionals, exhibitors, and pre-registered guests for all four days can attend a pre-event "Preview Night" to give attendees the opportunity to walk the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-production
Post-production is part of the process of filmmaking, video production, audio production, and photography. Post-production includes all stages of production occurring after principal photography or recording individual program segments. The first part of the post-production process is the traditional non-linear (analog) film editing at the outset of post-production has mostly been replaced by digital or video editing software that operates as a non-linear editing (NLE) system. The advantage of being able to have this non-linear capacity is in the flexibility for editing scenes out of order, making creative changes at will, carefully shaping the film in a thoughtful, meaningful way for emotional effect. Once the production team is satisfied with the picture editing, the picture editing is said to be "locked." At this point begins the turnover process, where the picture is prepared for lab and color finishing and the sound is "spotted" and turnover to the composer and sound de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grudge
''The Grudge'' is a 2004 supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise. A remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese horror film '' Ju-On: The Grudge'', it stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, KaDee Strickland, Clea DuVall, and Bill Pullman, and is the first installment in ''The Grudge'' film series, which is based on the Japanese ''Ju-On'' films. Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki, and Takashi Matsuyama portray the characters Kayako Saeki, Toshio Saeki, and Takeo Saeki from the original films. The plot is told through a nonlinear sequence of events and includes several intersecting subplots. After the success of American remake '' The Ring'' (2002), Sony Pictures had green-lit an American remake of ''Ju-On: The Grudge''. Shimizu, the writer and director of the original film, was hired to direct the film from a screenplay written by Susco. Principal photography on the film began on Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Miyori
Kim Miyori (born Cheryl Utsunomiya; January 4, 1951) is an American actress, best known for the role of Dr. Wendy Armstrong, a beleaguered resident, on the first two seasons (1982–1984) of the medical drama '' St. Elsewhere''. Miyori was born in Santa Barbara, California to a bookkeeper/ receptionist mother and a federal corrections officer father. Miyori has also appeared in the TV shows ''Babylon 5'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Magnum P.I.'', '' JAG'' and '' 24''. Filmography *''Cold Case'' (2007) (TV) - Evelyn Takahashi *''The Grudge 2'' (2006) - Kayako's Mother *''Ghost Whisperer'' (2005) (TV) - Dr. Keiko Tanaka *'' JAG'' (2004) (TV) - Internist / Commander Shelley Purcell *''My American Vacation'' (1999) - Ming Yee *''Metro'' (1997) - Detective Kimura *''Babylon 5'' (1996) (TV) - Captain Sandra Hiroshi *''Hijacked: Flight 285'' (1996) (TV) - Stewardess Barbara *''Solar Eclipse'' (1995) (VG) - Susan Powell *''Shadow of Obsession'' (1994) (TV) - Angela *''Journey to the Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takako Fuji
is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and dancer from Tokyo, Japan. She is best known for her performances as Kayako Saeki in the '' Ju-On'' and '' Grudge'' franchises. Biography A native of Tokyo, Fuji studied acting at the Aoyama Gakuin University, and subsequently joined the Ein Theatrical Company. Her work was usually on-stage or in voice-over studios, but occasionally she would also appear in films. Her most famous role to this date is that of Kayako Saeki, the vengeful ghost in the ''Ju-on'' series, which she subsequently played in ''The Grudge'' series later on as well. She first played Kayako in the 1998 short movie '' Katasumi,'' part of the ''Gakkô no kaidan G'' collection. She then reprised her role in the direct-to-video film '' Ju-on'' and its sequel, '' Ju-on 2''. When director Takashi Shimizu decided to direct two additional instalments for a broader theatrical release, which he called ''( Ju-on: The Grudge'' and '' Ju-on: The Grudge 2),'' Fuji played the charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis (; born 29 March 1955) is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and four ''Star Trek'' feature films, as well as other appearances in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Early life Marina Sirtis was born in Hackney, London, the daughter of Greek parents, Despina, a tailor's assistant, and John Sirtis. She was brought up in Harringay, North London. When she was three years old, Sirtis says, the teenage sons of her babysitter sexually molested her. Sirtis suffered from an eating disorder, which emerged due to the trauma of the assault. After suffering from the disorder for 20 years, she went into therapy in the 1990s and was able to manage the trauma and learn to eat healthily again. While still in secondary school, Sirtis secretly auditioned for drama school against her parents' wishes, ultimately being accepted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1976, at the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Grudge Characters
''The Grudge'' film series features a large cast of characters mainly created by screenwriter Stephen Susco and Takashi Shimizu. The film series focuses on people affected by a deadly curse that spreads like a virus and manifests itself in various ways, such as turning people homicidal or people being haunted, ultimately leading to their demise, if they come in contact with the curse in any way. All films in the series feature different protagonists, with the first being Karen Davis played by Sarah Michelle Gellar. The protagonist of the second installment and Karen's younger sister Aubrey was played by Amber Tamblyn, while the protagonist of ''The Grudge 3'', Lisa was portrayed by Johanna Braddy. The ghosts The Ghosts are the only characters that appeared in all three of The Grudge films. Kayako Saeki * Status: Deceased * Faction: Humanity (formerly) / Vengeful Spirit Kayako Saeki portrayed by (Takako Fuji and Aiko Horiuchi) is the primary antagonist of ''The Grudge'' ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeo Saeki
is a fictional character appearing in the '' Ju-on'' film franchise and the husband of Kayako Saeki. Since his introduction up to ''The Grudge 3'', he is portrayed by long-time veteran actor Takashi Matsuyama; he is the only Saeki family member not to be portrayed by multiple actors. However, Matsuyama was replaced by actor Yasuhito Hida for the 2014 Japanese reboot, '' Ju-on: Beginning of the End'', and its sequel '' Ju-on: The Final Curse''. Character history Takeo Saeki is an illustrator working in Nerima, Tokyo when he meets Kayako Kawamata. He falls in love and marries her, eventually fathering her child, Toshio. As evidenced in the ''Ju-on'' novelization, Takeo Saeki is very possessive and jealous of anyone who steals Kayako's attention; when his wife says she likes a particular actor on TV, he gets very angry. One day, he finds Kayako's diary and reads it. He is struck by uncontrollable rage when he learns that Kayako is in love with a man named Shunsuke Kobayashi, To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Matsuyama (actor)
is a Japanese actor and voice actor; he is well known for playing Takeo Saeki in ''The Grudge'' and Mamoru Satake in '' Zipang''. Filmography Anime *'' Arcade Gamer Fubuki'' (TV) as Referee *'' Arknights: Prelude to Dawn'' (TV) as Ace *''Assassination Classroom'' (TV) as Lovro Brovski *'' Ancient Girl's Frame'' (TV) as Alex Robinson *'' Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia'' (TV) as Helios *'' Bakutsuri Bar Hunter'' (TV) as Hoojirō Samejima *''Battle Programmer Shirase'' (TV) as Principal Miura (ep 15) *''Beast Wars II'' (TV) as Megastorm/ Gigastorm, Powerhug *''Beyblade'' 2002 (TV) as Gideon *''Black Blood Brothers'' (TV) as Mitaki Onezaki *''Black Bullet'' (TV) as Shigetoku Tadashima *''Bomberman Jetters'' (TV) as Daibon *'' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' as Master Kajiki *''Beast Wars Neo'' (TV) as Rockbuster *'' Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale'' (TV) as Manta *''Corrector Yui'' (TV) as Warwolf/Synchro *''Death Note'' (TV) as Jack Neylon/Kal Snydar *''Detroit Metal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshio Saeki
is a fictional character from the ''Ju-on'' franchise, created by Takashi Shimizu. He was played by several child actors, including Daiki Sawada in the short movie '' 4444444444'', Ryōta Koyama in the original two V-Cinema movies, Yuya Ozeki in the theatrical movies and The Grudge, Ohga Tanaka in ''The Grudge 2'', Shimba Tsuchiya in ''The Grudge 3'', Shūsei Uto in '' Ju-on: White Ghost'' and '' Ju-on: Black Ghost'', Kai Kobayashi in the 2014 Japanese reboot '' Ju-on: The Beginning of the End'', and Garrett Masuda in the parody ''Scary Movie 4''. He is characterized by his pitch-black eyes, pale skin, and the haunting meowing sounds he makes. Overview He can be considered a prominent character in the series, second to Kayako, his mother. His first appearance was in Takashi Shimizu's short movie ''4444444444'' and his haunting goes all through the franchise series in a house in Nerima, Japan. He is one of the enactors of the curse, which states that when someone dies amidst r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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