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Believe it or not, it’s fairly common for film companies to buy scripts and ideas from foreign movies. A prime example of this phenomena is the United States and its obsession with remaking Japanese horror films. The three films that will be analyzed in this post will be The Ring, The Grudge, and One Missed Call.

1. The Ring / Ringu

The Ring (”Ringu” in Japan) is a film based off of a Japanese novel by Koji Suzuki. The story centers around the life of a young woman and her experience with a “killer video tape.” Basically, when you watch the video tape, you die in seven days.

I’m going to have to give this one to the American remake. Looking back on the original version, the movie looks quite poorly edited in terms of special effects, which, believe me, make a huge difference in how scary a movie is. Additionally, Ringu has some plot holes that I personally found confusing. The American producers probably picked up on this which resulted in a more cohesive plot line in the remake.

ROUND 1: USA

2. The Grudge / Ju-on

The concept of this movie is pretty simple: you enter the cursed house and you eventually get killed by ghosts. The story is told in bits and pieces and little is revealed to the audience linearly.

This round is going to Japan. While the remake had some nice effects (due to a larger budget), I felt that the original pushed the limits a little more. Darker is better for most horror movies and those morbid themes and concepts are the things that keep you up at night.

ROUND 2: JAPAN

3. One Missed Call / Chakushin Ari

The concept of this movie is that you get a death call from the future. In the voice mail that you receive, you heard the moments right before you die. The voice mail is preceded by the creepy ringing of your phone with a mysterious melody of death.

Chalk it up for Japan, because I am a huge fan of the original. Not only is the plot darker, but the ending leaves you with a feeling of “WTF!?” Additionally, one of the selling points was the fact that the ringtone of death in the original was way more scary than the one made for the remake.

ROUND 3: JAPAN

WINNER: JAPAN


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I’m afraid to post a YouTube link with the sound here, it might scare you guys. So I won’t do that. smile


conkwe - 02/03/10 5:04 am

^ Huh? Noise? What? I’m curious to know what you guys are talking about but I’m too scared to watch the movie. =\

I agree. I would cry. Seriously!


^ Huh? Noise? What? I’m curious to know what you guys are talking about but I’m too scared to watch the movie. =\


^ yeah i can do it too


^ I can make that noise, it’s rather annoying. ^_^


the grudge


^ The Grudge or the kid who makes a bird noise? LOL


^ no ive only seen the parodies of it, but one time i was in the photography darkroom and someone was making that noise and some of my friends freaked out, i just laughed cuz it was hilarious


^ You saw it? I didn’t know that. Ha ha XD


^ haha all my friends were freaked out by it, i laughed.


I couldn’t help but laugh a lot during The Grudge. (USA) Nothing was scary at all.


Koyuki is soooo beautiful, I became a fan after watching Kimi wa Pet. She’s really cool and she’s dating Matsuyama how lucky is she (or how lucky is he xD)


Ugh. I haven’t seen The Ring, The Grudge, or One Missed Call. I can’t watch scary movies. =\


the ring was so funny


Whoa, I didn’t realize that Koyuki was the girl in The Last Samurai. And I’ve seen that movie so many times too. I liked her in Kimi wa Petto with Matsumoto Jun. That show was funny. I still have to see Blood: The Last Vampire.


I love Koyuki!! She is so amazing!


He is so amazing!!! I’m kind of depressed that he is dating Koyuki, but I love her so it’s all good. raspberry


He could say he’s like the Johnny Depp of Japan.

thats exactly what i was thinking! I loved Detroit Metal City, he pulled off those weird chars so well, same for playing L.

but UNF. i want me a slice of that yo. XD


cheekybodacious - 01/27/10 12:30 am

^ Make sure to watch Departures. good movie right there. I think like everyone who enjoys japanese shows has seen HYD and HK~

Yeah, I know. I heard so much about it. It’s definitely on my top list to watch. Though I do still have to finish Boys Over Flowers. =\

I’m also gonna add Ping Pong and Waterboys to my list to watch. Looks interesting.


The Big O! I remember watching that on cartoon network. great show :D
I would enjoy a movie version~


conkwe - 01/26/10 10:48 pm

^ Yeah, it would be weird if Miyazaki’s movies weren’t mentioned. His movies are classics.

cheekybodacious - 01/26/10 5:53 am
LindseyCosta - 01/26/10 3:59 am
^Everything you said about I agree with. I watched the trailer before I watched the movie, and it didn’t really bother me, but I can see how it would bother other people.
So I found an Oguri Shun fangirl? :D

I guess I’m and Oguri Shun fanboy? no homo. I watched him in Hana Yori Dango and Hana Kimi. seems like cool guy, and a good actor...plus, he is like the only japanese actor I can name off the top of my head, haha.

Definitely watch Ping Pong. Its hilarious. Departures was a great movie, and I think it one an Oscar for like best foreign film. Suicide Club was really intense. When I first watched it, I had no idea what to expect as I hadnt seen a trailer for it.

Haha. Yep, I’m an Oguri Shin fan girl. I loved Hana Yori Dango and Hana Kimi too! Those were the shows I watched that got me into J-dramas.

I still haven’t seen Departures yet. I wanna watch it soon, hopefully when I’m on break from school.

Yay!!!!


cheekybodacious - 01/27/10 12:30 am

^ Make sure to watch Departures. good movie right there. I think like everyone who enjoys japanese shows has seen HYD and HK~

Is it bad that I haven’t? >.< I couldn’t really get into Hana Yori Dango, which I think it has part in that I didn’t want her to choose who she did. For Hana Kimi, I really need to get on that. :3 It looks hilarious, but I just haven’t done it yet. :(


cheekybodacious - 01/26/10 5:53 am
LindseyCosta - 01/26/10 3:59 am

^Everything you said about I agree with. I watched the trailer before I watched the movie, and it didn’t really bother me, but I can see how it would bother other people.
So I found an Oguri Shun fangirl? :D

I guess I’m and Oguri Shun fanboy? no homo. I watched him in Hana Yori Dango and Hana Kimi. seems like cool guy, and a good actor...plus, he is like the only japanese actor I can name off the top of my head, haha.

Definitely watch Ping Pong. Its hilarious. Departures was a great movie, and I think it one an Oscar for like best foreign film. Suicide Club was really intense. When I first watched it, I had no idea what to expect as I hadnt seen a trailer for it.

Haha, Sorry! I just assumed. raspberry My bad!! Seriously, I feel really bad.
He is a really good actor. He’s directing his first movie too if I’m not mistaken. :O I might be though.
I crack up at the Ping Pong trailer. XD Departures looks really good. I was excited when it won even though I hadn’t seen it.
Same thing with me for the Suicide Club. My friend and I watched it together, and that night I sent her a text saying “Good night! From the Suicide Club.”


I swear I read somewhere that they were making Gintama. . . I may possibly be completely wrong, and be thinking something else or I read it wrong. :O


^ Make sure to watch Departures. good movie right there. I think like everyone who enjoys japanese shows has seen HYD and HK~


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