     is a japanese horror franchise created by takashi shimizu, consisting of seven feature films. shimizu attended the film school of tokyo, where he studied under kiyoshi kurosawa. kurosawa helped shimizu shepherd the ju-on projects to fruition.takashi shimizu's ju-on the ju-on films generally revolve around a curse created in a house in nerima, tokyo when takeo saeki, convinced that his wife kayako was having an affair with another man, murdered her, their son toshio and toshio's pet cat in a jealous fit. according to ju-on, when a person dies with a deep and powerful rage, a curse is born. the curse gathers in the place where that person has died or where they were frequent at, and repeats itself there. the spirits of the deceased haunt the location, killing anyone who encounters the curse by any means, such as entering a cursed house or being in contact with somebody who was already cursed. the curse's manifestation is mainly death, where the victims' bodies may or may not disappear. the following deaths may create more curses and spread them to other locations. the franchise consists, to date, of seven films alongside several tie-in and merchandise products.ju-on (åªæ¨) series related to the series is the american the grudge franchise, of which the first installment is a remake of the third ju-on film. on march 3rd, 2014, the seventh installment of the franchise was announced, titled ju-on: owari no hajimari (the beginning of the end). the film was released on june 28, 2014.[http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/ju-on-owari-no-hajimari-the-grudge/233519/director-ochiai-
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