The Grudge

There is a sinister curse, born of great anger or deep grief, that haunts the place of death. Anyone who encounters this supernatural force faces a grim demise, perpetuating the curse in an ever-widening web of horror. Karen Davis, an American nurse in Tokyo, becomes entangled in this malevolent force. As she grapples with its nightmarish consequences, she must unravel the secrets of the curse and find a way to break its spell before she becomes its next tragic victim.

In Pasadena, Mrs. Davis sends her daughter Aubrey Davis to Tokyo to bring her sister Karen Davis, who is interned in a hospital after surviving a fire, back to the USA. After their meeting, Karen dies and Aubrey decides to investigate what happened to her and gets herself trapped in the same situation, being chased by the ghost of the house. Meanwhile in Tokyo, the three high school mates Allison, Vanessa and Miyuki visit the famous haunted house and are also chased by the ghost. In Chicago, Trish moves to the apartment of her boyfriend Bill, who lives with his children, the teenager Lacey and boy Jake. On the next door, weird things happen with their neighbor.

A young Japanese woman who holds the key to stopping the evil spirit of Kayako, travels to the haunted Chicago apartment from the sequel, to stop the curse of Kayako once and for all.