2020·Mystery·6 episodes
7.5
★
A paranormal researcher searches obsessively for a cursed home where something terrible happened to a mother and her child long ago.
Created by Takashi Shimizu
house
prequel
paranormal
occult
ghost
ju-on origenes
shōwa era (1926-89)
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Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Yasuo Odajima
Yuina Kuroshima
Haruka Honjo
Kohki Osamura
Yudai Katsuragi
Seiko Iwaido
Woman in White
Kai Inowaki
Tetsuya Fukazawa
Ryushin Tei
Tamotsu Kosaka
Yuya Matsuura
Kokichi Odajima
Kaho Tsuchimura
Manami Kuze
Takemi Fujii
Yuka Tsujii
Haruka Kubo
Chie Masaki
Shinsuke Kato
Nobuhiko Haida
Nana Yanagisawa
Keiko Haida
Crew
Takashi Shimizu
Creator
Sho Miyake
Director
Takashige Ichise
Screenplay
Hiroshi Takahashi
Screenplay
Takashige Ichise
Producer
Kaata Sakamoto
Executive Producer
Kuniaki Haishima
Music
Popular Reviews
44 reviews
Isa
7.0★ · 05/12/26
Scary af.. I'm okay with haunted house but not this one I guess. It was intense especially start from ep4 and go on.
Scary af.. I'm okay with haunted house but not this one I guess. It was intense especially start from ep4 and go on.
Heera
6.0★ · 12/11/25
Love the gore
Love the gore
ifra n tePRO
7.0★ · 10/29/25
sconclusionato ma tutto sommato è una scorrevole visione
sconclusionato ma tutto sommato è una scorrevole visione
Cthulhusshoes
7.0★ · 10/15/25
Much more in line with The Curse instead of The Grudge.
Slow, confusing, and shockingly violent, Origins does set itself apart from it's predecessors, and holds its own pretty competently. Unfortunately, it's not very scary, instead going for a more creepy and disturbing effect which it achieves pretty easily.
Unfortunately, though, I totally didn't understand at least half of what was really going on. Everything on the surface was perfectly understandable, but towards the back half (mainly episodes 5 & 6) I found myself pretty lost in trying to explain to myself what was going on. Some character motivations had me lost, and some character fates had me reminded of Twin Peaks season 3 (though without the explanations).
I really think this would've benefited if there was just a pinch more explained. Not everything needs to be spelled out obviously, but the season 2 that was likely expected never actually happened and we are unfortunately left grasping at straws for some of the answers.
I do think the end works, especially if you subscribe to the popular explanation (the only one that makes any sense, really), even if it does raise some problems concerning timeline stuff.
Not my favorite Ju-on(still held by The Grudge & White Ghost) but definitely a worthy addition to the franchise.
October #14
Slow, confusing, and shockingly violent, Origins does set itself apart from it's predecessors, and holds its own pretty competently. Unfortunately, it's not very scary, instead going for a more creepy and disturbing effect which it achieves pretty easily.
Unfortunately, though, I totally didn't understand at least half of what was really going on. Everything on the surface was perfectly understandable, but towards the back half (mainly episodes 5 & 6) I found myself pretty lost in trying to explain to myself what was going on. Some character motivations had me lost, and some character fates had me reminded of Twin Peaks season 3 (though without the explanations).
I really think this would've benefited if there was just a pinch more explained. Not everything needs to be spelled out obviously, but the season 2 that was likely expected never actually happened and we are unfortunately left grasping at straws for some of the answers.
I do think the end works, especially if you subscribe to the popular explanation (the only one that makes any sense, really), even if it does raise some problems concerning timeline stuff.
Not my favorite Ju-on(still held by The Grudge & White Ghost) but definitely a worthy addition to the franchise.
October #14
Much more in line with The Curse instead of The Grudge.
Slow, confusing, and shockingly violent, Origins does set itself apart from it's predecessors, and holds its own pretty competently. Unfortunately, it's not very scary, instead going for a more creepy and disturbing effect which it achieves pretty easily.
Unfortunately, though, I totally didn't understand at least half of what was really going on. Everything on the surface was perfectly understandable, but towards the back half (mainly episodes 5 & 6) I found myself pretty lost in trying to explain to myself what was going on. Some character motivations had me lost, and some character fates had me reminded of Twin Peaks season 3 (though without the explanations).
I really think this would've benefited if there was just a pinch more explained. Not everything needs to be spelled out obviously, but the season 2 that was likely expected never actually happened and we are unfortunately left grasping at straws for some of the answers.
I do think the end works, especially if you subscribe to the popular explanation (the only one that makes any sense, really), even if it does raise some problems concerning timeline stuff.
Not my favorite Ju-on(still held by The Grudge & White Ghost) but definitely a worthy addition to the franchise.
October #14
Slow, confusing, and shockingly violent, Origins does set itself apart from it's predecessors, and holds its own pretty competently. Unfortunately, it's not very scary, instead going for a more creepy and disturbing effect which it achieves pretty easily.
Unfortunately, though, I totally didn't understand at least half of what was really going on. Everything on the surface was perfectly understandable, but towards the back half (mainly episodes 5 & 6) I found myself pretty lost in trying to explain to myself what was going on. Some character motivations had me lost, and some character fates had me reminded of Twin Peaks season 3 (though without the explanations).
I really think this would've benefited if there was just a pinch more explained. Not everything needs to be spelled out obviously, but the season 2 that was likely expected never actually happened and we are unfortunately left grasping at straws for some of the answers.
I do think the end works, especially if you subscribe to the popular explanation (the only one that makes any sense, really), even if it does raise some problems concerning timeline stuff.
Not my favorite Ju-on(still held by The Grudge & White Ghost) but definitely a worthy addition to the franchise.
October #14
Ingloriousangie
8.0★ · 10/18/23
I love being freaked tf out and then just 🥁🥁SONKAYNOOO🥁🥁HAMINA🥁🥁SUNUMA🥁🥁HALANA🥁🥁SO SO
I love being freaked tf out and then just 🥁🥁SONKAYNOOO🥁🥁HAMINA🥁🥁SUNUMA🥁🥁HALANA🥁🥁SO SO