Ju-on: Za Fainaru (2015)
Genre: Horror
Duration: 90 minuten
Alternative titles: Ju-on: The Final / Ju-on: The Final Curse
Country:
Japan
Directed by: Masayuki Ochiai
Stars: Nozomi Sasaki, Airi Taira and Yurina Yanagi
IMDb score:
4,4 (1.243)
Releasedate: 20 June 2015
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Ju-on: Za Fainaru plot
Mai Ikuno (Airi Taira) discovers that her younger sister Yui (Nozomi Sasaki) has disappeared. Yui is an elementary school teacher who regularly visits the home of Toshio Saeki (Kai Kobayashi), a student who is truant. Looking for clues to her sister's whereabouts, Mai visits Saeki's house. But since the day she visited the house, strange and puzzling things have begun to happen.
Actors and actresses
Mai Shono
Sota Kitamura
Reo Hasegawa
Midori
Madoka
Ena
Maki Hasegawa
Yui Shono
Toshio Saeki
Kayako Saeki
Reviews & comments
Onderhond
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- 87737 messages
- 13162 votes
Argh.
The new Ju-on is clearly too much. The previous one was an origin story, which was still quite doable, but this one is chronologically at the very end of the series. This means that you not only have to deal with a story cut into pieces (Ju-on trademark setup), but also 7 films for this. The film not only refers to itself, but also regularly to older parts.
For a series that has been running for 18 years and actually has very little to offer in terms of story, not a very good choice. Anyone who is completely into Ju-on will be able to follow it all, but to me it seemed like a lot of separate scenes where the various Ju-on characters (Toshio and Kayako in particular) are allowed to do their thing again.
But that too has become a bit stale. Toshio standing everywhere and opening his mouth, Kayako crawling down a flight of stairs... the sad thing is that Ochiai doesn't add anything else. As if nothing has changed in those 18 years.
Oh no, it was quite a tough one. Towards the end there are a few scenes that are slightly more exciting and the story becomes a little less confusing when you can tie the individual parts together a bit in the beginning, but it has very little to do with a good, successful horror. They mainly try to focus on the story and the mutual relationships, which is not exactly the strength of this film series.
Hopefully it really is The Final now.
1.5*
Translated from Dutch · View original
Shadowed
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- 12083 messages
- 7064 votes
With the previous part, director Masayuki Ochiai gave the viewer an origin story, this time he plans the event at the very end of the series. However, the stylization of this film is surprisingly much more detailed, which makes it all look more atmospheric. To me it gave the impression that this was being handled by a completely different director, but at least it provides some visually appealing horror moments. It's a pity that the content itself is not very interesting, with substandard acting and a slowly moving story. In any case, the horror side makes way for more plot, but it doesn't work at all. The progression leaves a rather tough impression and the film only revives when the threats themselves come into view. A truly spectacular finale doesn't exactly have a whole called "The Final Curse", so I don't see the added value of this film addition. These films still include the separate structure in terms of chronology, but it is worked out very messily here.
Translated from Dutch · View originalPre- and sequels
Ju-On: Owari no Hajimari
2014
Ju-on: Shiroi Rôjo
2009
Ju-on: Kuroi Shôjo
2009
Ju-on 2
2003
Ju-on
2002
Ju-on 2
2000
Ju-on
2000
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