The Grudge premieres in Los Angeles in 2004. The remake of Japanese horror movie Ju-On: The Grudge, is directed by Takashi Shimizu, the director of the original. Shimizu also directed both the Japanese and American sequels. Both films take place in Tokyo and follow a series of deaths by cursed people, with the American version starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Bill Pullman.
This Day in Halloween: Takashi Shimizu's American remake of his Japanese film "The Grudge" premieres in Los Angeles in 2004. / Illustration by CJ Byford
