THE GRUDGE 2 has three storylines that deal with the theme of vengeance that has shaped all of the movies in the
Ju-on franchise. When Aubrey (
Amber Tamblyn) learns that her sister, Karen (
Sarah Michelle Gellar) is in a Tokyo hospital, she flies to Japan to get Karen back. In addition to Aubrey's trip to Japan, the movie follows Trish (
Jennifer Beals), who moves in with Bill (Christopher Cousins) and his two kids. All will suffer the effects of the
Grudge curse. Trish's family arrangement repeats -- but also refracts -- that of the original
Grudge family. The Japanese family appears again in grainy video images, signaling both their existence in the past and their continuing presence in a perpetual loop. Insanely jealous husband Takeo (Takashi Matsuyama) again breaks his wife's neck and drowns his young son. These original victims become the ghosts who terrorize new prey. Among these are schoolgirls Miyuki (Misako Uno), Vanessa (Teresa Palmer), and Allison (Arielle Kebbel), who come to the family's house on a dare and then pay dearly.