The grudge who is the girl

But Kayako's Instagram, with its pictures of ghosts enjoying cherry blossom viewing picnics and spring walks, might help win support for Ju-on 's undead duo before Sadako vs. Kayako arrives — it's the epitome of kowakawaii , a neologism that combines the Japanese words for "scary" and "cute. Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Cybersecurity Mobile Policy Privacy Scooters. Phones Laptops Headphones Cameras. Tablets Smartwatches Speakers Drones. Accessories Buying Guides How-tos Deals. Health Energy Environment. YouTube Instagram Adobe. Kickstarter Tumblr Art Club. Junko Bailey played Kayako in the sidequel The Grudge The character is also featured in the video game Ju-on: The Grudge.

Kayako, alongside her ghost son Toshio , have become a icon of Japanese horror, as well as the horror genre in general. This insane act gathered a grudge curse at the murder setting, their house , that condemns anyone who steps inside to succumb under Kayako's spreading anger.

As revealed in the official novel written by Kei Ohishi, both of Kayako's parents were present albeit highly neglectful, causing Kayako to often feel depressed and lonely. She spent most of her free time with her cat Kuro and was highly antisocial. Kayako attended university and was seen as "creepy" by her classmates.

Extremely shy, she secretly fell in love with a fellow academic, Kobayashi. Kayako became highly jealous of his girlfriend Manami and even tried to curse her, failing and eventually giving up. After the accidental deaths of her parents which did not seem to faze her, Kayako married Takeo Saeki, the only person who understood and cared for her, and together, they had a son named Toshio. As Kobayashi became a teacher and eventually Toshio's school teacher, Kayako had her dormant feelings rekindled.

Kayako continued to greet him always when picking her son at school, even though timidly. One night, while flipping through the pages of her diary, Takeo read about her secret feelings towards Kobayashi and in a jealous fit of rage, Takeo snapped her neck to a degree angle, stabbed her to death and killed Toshio's pet cat Mar as well.

Kayako's bloody corpse was wrapped in plastic and hidden in the attic, and Takeo left to continue his killing spree. Her body was later found by Kobayashi himself when he visited the Saeki residence following Toshio's frequent absence from school. Kobayashi heard an exchange between Kayako and Toshio supposedly still alive , in which Kayako assured Toshio she would always be "behind him".

Kobayashi entered the room and found the boy alone and drawing. Through Kayako's diary , Kobayashi also discovered she was deeply in love and perhaps obsessed with him. Kobayashi then found her corpse placed in the attic. Disturbed at the house's lobby, Kobayashi witnessed as Kayako's roaring bloody dead body crawled down towards him, and attempted to leave the place, only to be caught by the ghost, as Kayako's head surprised him in the open door, calling for his name.

Takeo also found his fate under the curse himself created when Kayako surprised him from inside a plastic trash bag and killed him on the asphalt.

As the Saeki residence was now home for the curse, Kayako's ghost continued to punish anyone that entered the place and became able to affect other places and people through them. She demonstrated affection towards a young boy, Nobuyuki , and saved him for last after killing his whole family.

In this course, Nobuyuki's aunt Kyoko was possessed by the ghost. Nobuyuki, disturbed and tired, was pursued and cornered by several manifestations of the ghost while at school until he was taken.

Kayako's ghost possessed Yoshimi , killed her husband Hiroshi and later manifested to real estate agent Tatsuya , who sold the house to the Kitada couple. The ghost, at some point, pursued a social worker named Rika and caused her to be murdered by the same way she was, through Takeo's hands. Kayako finally found her chance to live once again, after an actress, Kyoko , stepped inside the house to shoot a horror-themed television show.

Kyoko was pregnant and the ghosts directly caused her an abortion, assuming the baby's place afterward, as Kyoko was gradually lurked and haunted by them. Kayako was then reborn from Kyoko and was able to make one last victim in her ghostly form, Kyoko's friend Keisuke , before Kyoko woke up and, seemingly influenced by the curse, cherished "her" crying baby. Sometime later, a still possessed Kyoko was seen walking on a bridge with a grown-up Kayako, carrying her diary and with her face hidden under her black hair.

The little girl suddenly killed her mother by pushing her down the staircase. Kyoko, however, smiled at Kayako and attempted to embrace her before dying. Kayako only stared at her until she died, and walked away as Kyoko's dead body attracted the attention of some passersby.

In the reboot , Kayako is portrayed as a mildly mentally disordered housewife married to Takeo Saeki , a businessman. The couple moved to the "house on the hill", both unaware that a boy was murdered there many years before.

Feeling lonely, Kayako decided to have the baby she had always craved and decided to have one even under Takeo's constant absence but keeping her desire in her journal. When sleeping Kayako was visited by a ghostly boy who called her "mother" and entered her body. Kayako later found herself to be pregnant as she always wanted and promised this would be a secret between her and her son, which Takeo should never discover.

Toshio, however, grew up distant from Takeo which started to upset him. One day, Kayako was asked by her angered husband who was Toshio's father, to which she only mocked him by answering that the boy was only hers. Takeo then snapped her neck, killing Toshio and his cat afterward. The murders eventually gathered a grudge curse in the Saeki house. Konishi , Toshio's teacher, visited them after Toshio's unexplained absence from school. He met Kayako, who behaved strangely and repetitively told him Toshio was "resting".

After Konishi was taken by the curse, the substitute teacher Yui noticed Toshio's absence and visited the Saeki house as well. Kayako invited her in and Yui asked for Toshio's whereabouts. Kayako only told her "his father took him" and that he would be back soon.

Yui went upstairs looking for the boy until a rattling Kayako scared her away from the house while filling her journal's pages with spirals. Yui told the school's director that something was "not right with that woman".

Storyline Edit. Karen Davis, an American Nurse, moves to Tokyo and encounters a supernatural spirit who is vengeful and often possesses its victims. A series of horrifying and mysterious deaths start to occur, with the spirit passing its curse onto each victim.

Karen must now find a way to break this spell, before she becomes its next victim. It never forgives. It never forgets. Did you know Edit. Trivia Before filming, the cast and crew went through a ceremony where they were blessed so that nothing bad could happen to them for filming. Goofs at around 10 mins At the cemetery, Karen tells her boyfriend that burning incense is a Buddhist ritual, and that the smoke carries their prayers to the spirits of the departed.

Buddhism doesn't acknowledge everlasting spirits. It is actually a Shinto ritual. Quotes Kayako Saeki : Croakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk! Alternate versions The rated PG version is run 91 minutes, and unrated is run 98 minutes.

User reviews Review. Top review. Sarah Michelle Gellar takes on the main role as nurse Karen living and working in Tokyo. This movie starts out with Karen moving to Tokyo with boyfriend Doug Jason Behr , where we get a taste of drama as they adjust to their new lives in Japan. The suspense builds when they encounter mysterious events in the house Karen is a caretaker in and, what follows, are one creepy moment one after the other as main ghosts Kayako Takako Fuji and Toshiro Yuya Ozeki take center stage, wreaking havoc with those unfortunate enough to cross its path.

Takashi Shimizu did a great job directing the movie that grabs the audience attention with scenes that send chills down your spine, has moments that make you jump, and has disturbing images that will stick in your mind after the movie is over.

The mysterious yet dramatic atmosphere of the movie created an eerie feeling of the ongoing horror and the built-up suspense, which are contributed by the cast members' realistic and dramatic acting. Some of the plot lines dangled and are unexplained, but that is a minor flaw. Overall, this is a movie with the right balance of horror and drama - no over-the-top stuff. If you are a fan of horror movies, "The Grudge" is highly-recommended.

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