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The Japanese reality show Terrace House ended abruptly due to the tragic suicide of cast member Hana Kimura in 2020. Despite speculation, there has been no official word on the return of Terrace House after the cancellation. With Terrace House gone, there are plenty of other less problematic shows that reality show fans can use to fill the void left behind by the canceled series.

Netflix has become infamous for canceling shows after just one or two seasons, based largely on the completion ratethe percentage of viewers who complete a season. However, that metric can't be blamed for every dropped series. Take, for example, Terrace House, the Japanese reality show whose cancellation was out of Netflix's hands.

Co-produced with Fuji TV, Terrace House ended in 2020 before all the episodes of its season had airedGiven that the series ended during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
See full article at CBR
  • 6/2/2024
  • by Robert Curran, Jordan Iacobucci
  • CBR
New Trailer for Ju-on: Beginning of the End
Toshio, the ghost boy who made audiences scared of cat meowing, is back. After being announced just a few months ago, an official trailer has already been released for Ju-on: Owari no Hajimari, or The Grudge: Beginning of the End, the seventh entry in the popular Japanese Ju-on horror franchise.

Set to be released in Japan on June 28th, Ju-on: Owari no Hajimari is written and directed by Masayuki Ochiai (2008 remake of Shutter) and stars Nozomi Sasaki and Kai Kobayashi. This is the first Japanese Ju-on film since 2009′s Ju-on: White Ghost (2009).

“An elementary school teacher named Yui visits the home of a boy named Toshio Saeki who’s been absent from school for a long period of time. When she arrives, she re-lives the horrific tragedy which occurred in the Saeki household 10 years earlier. A cardboard box left in a closet holds the key to revealing a long-hidden truth.
See full article at DailyDead
  • 5/12/2014
  • by Derek Anderson
  • DailyDead
Second Creepy Trailer Reveals a Longer Look at Ju-on: Beginning of the End; New Poster
While we wait for the recently announced second remake of Ju-on (aka The Grudge), a seventh installment in the original Japanese franchise is on its way, set to open in Japan on June 28th. It's titled Ju-on: Beginning of the End, and today we've got the Japanese trailer for ya...

...which is guaranteed to make those pesky little hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Enjoy!

Directed by Ochiai Masayuki (Infection, Hypnosis and the 2008 remake of Shutter), the sequel stars Nozomi Sasaki, Sho Aoyagi, Kai Kobayashi, Reina Triendl, Miho Kanazawa and Haori Takahashi.

Synopsis

An elementary school teacher named Yui (Sasaki) visits the home of a boy named Toshio Saeki (Kobayashi), who's been absent from school for a long period of time. When she arrives, she re-lives the horrific tragedy which occurred in the Saeki household 10 years earlier. A cardboard box left in a closet holds the key to revealing a long-hidden truth.
See full article at DreadCentral.com
  • 5/12/2014
  • by John Squires
  • DreadCentral.com
Ju-on: Beginning Of The End (2014) Teaser Trailer and Movie Posters
Ju-on Beginning of the End Trailer, Posters. Masayuki Ochiai‘s Ju-on: Beginning of the End / Ju-on: Owari no Hajimari (2014) teaser trailer, movie poster stars Nozomi Sasaki and Kai Kobayashi. Ju-on: Beginning of the End‘s plot synopsis: “An elementary school teacher named Yui visits the home of a [...]

Continue reading: Ju-on: Beginning Of The End (2014) Teaser Trailer and Movie Posters...
See full article at Film-Book
  • 3/17/2014
  • by Rollo Tomasi
  • Film-Book
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