Ju on the name given to a deadly curse spawned when someone dies in the grip of a violent rage'. '.strtoupper('a')ll who come into contact with it are doomed..'. '.strtoupper('w')riter director takashi shimizu's ju on the grudge series represents the flesh crawling pinnacle of japanese chillers that swept the globe at the turn of the millennium.the films introduce the anonymous family house in the suburbs of tokyo where an unspeakable evil lingers alongside its residents, the ghastly mother son pairing of kayako and toshio saeki'. '.strtoupper('s')himizu's disconcerting approach to plotting, unnerving eye for the uncanny details in the dark corners of the frame and an innate talent for effective jump scares so impressed evil dead director sam raimi that he invited the director to helm two hollywood remakes.the quintessential j horror series arrives on blu ray with a 4k restoration of ju on the grudge and a wealth of extras, including shimizu's two the curse straight to video precursors and the white ghost black ghost diptych of tales unfolding within the same terrifying universe.special edition contents4k restoration of ju on the grudge from the original camera negative by arrow filmshigh definition blu ray 1080p presentations of all filmsoriginal 5.1 dts hd master audio except the curse and the curse 2 and 2.0 stereo audiooptional english subtitles reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by oink creativedisc 1 ju on the curse and ju on the curse 2introduction to both films by writer director takashi shimizuintroduction to ju on the curse by actor takako fujidisc 2 ju on the grudge4k restoration from the original camera negative by arrow filmsintroduction by writer director takashi shimizuaudio commentary by film historian david kalataudio commentary by sam raimi and scott spiegelalternate english dub track in 5.1 surroundhaunting in monochrome, an interview with takashi shimizu on the ju on filmsbeing kayako, an interview with takako fuji on her role as kayakothe evolution of ju on, a featurette with authors and japan specialists tom mes and zack davisson discussing the cultural forces that shaped the seriesthrough a glass darkly, an archive interview with takashi shimizuwhispers in the dark, an archive interview with actor megumi okina on her role as rikafade to black, an archive interview with actor kayoko shibata, who plays marikoon set interviews with takashi shimizu, megumi okina, misaki ito, misa uehara and yui ichikawadeleted scenes with commentary by takashi shimizualmost an hour of behind the scenes footageju on true stories, two ghostly true life tales that inspired the films, narrated by hiroyoshi kiharaoriginal trailersimage gallerydisc 3 ju on the grudge 2introduction by writer director takashi shimizuaudio commentary with scholar raechel dumas and critic jasper sharpalternate english dub track in 5.1 surroundinterview with takashi shimizu from the time of making ju on the grudge 2on set interviews with noriko sakai, chiharu niiyama, kei horie, yui ichikawa, emi yamamoto and shingo katsurayamadeleted scenes55 minutes of behind the scenes footageon set reports by cast members noriko sakai, yui ichikawa and erika kuroishipremieres and stage greetings footage from japan, taiwan and koreatrailers and tv spotsimage gallerydisc 4 ju on white ghost and ju on black ghostintroduction to ju on black ghost by writer director mari asatonew interview with mari asatooriginal trailerimage galleries