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1998·Drama·3m
6.9
★
A young man on a bicycle is turning a corner in front of an apparently abandoned building when he begins to hear the ringing of a cell phone. (A prequel to the first version of Ju-on, 2000.)
Directed by Takashi Shimizu
prequel
cell phone
vengeful ghost
ju-on
short film
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Kazushi Andō
Tsuyoshi Murakami
Daiki Sawada
Toshio Saeki
Crew
Takashi Shimizu
Director
Takashi Shimizu
Screenplay
Popular Reviews
58 reviews
フィリア tha
6.0★ · 04/25/26
🐈⬛: ”meow.”
🐈⬛: ”meow.”
Isa
6.0★ · 12/08/25
IT'S NOT EVEN 2.30 MINUTES FOR ME TO FINISH IT BUT IT SCARING ME OUT 😭 what a good impression from the first look of Toshio 😭😭
IT'S NOT EVEN 2.30 MINUTES FOR ME TO FINISH IT BUT IT SCARING ME OUT 😭 what a good impression from the first look of Toshio 😭😭
Devon Paxson
1.0★ · 10/19/25
Silly meowing flour boy
Silly meowing flour boy
Imme
5.0★ · 07/06/25
silly goofy boring
silly goofy boring
Giu
7.0★ · 06/23/25
" Hello? "
" Meowww "
like the previous short film, this one feels more like a teaser or a deleted scene from the first movie.
the young boy in this short is Tatsuya Suzuki , who later appears in the first film but then disappears without explanation.
this short film helps clarify that little mystery.
It’s also notable because this is the first time we meet little Toshio.
In the original film , his connection to Kayako is only revealed later , but here we get an early glimpse of their relationship.
In a way , this short acts as a bridge between the earliest concept and the first feature.
overall , it feels like an extra piece that should have been part of the first installment of Ju-On.
It’s brief , but it adds context and deepens the eerie world Shimizu was building from the start.
" Hello? "
" Meowww "
like the previous short film, this one feels more like a teaser or a deleted scene from the first movie.
the young boy in this short is Tatsuya Suzuki , who later appears in the first film but then disappears without explanation.
this short film helps clarify that little mystery.
It’s also notable because this is the first time we meet little Toshio.
In the original film , his connection to Kayako is only revealed later , but here we get an early glimpse of their relationship.
In a way , this short acts as a bridge between the earliest concept and the first feature.
overall , it feels like an extra piece that should have been part of the first installment of Ju-On.
It’s brief , but it adds context and deepens the eerie world Shimizu was building from the start.