History Characters / TheGrudge

* BodyHorror: Kayako broke her ankle whilst fleeing from Takeo and has to crawl around as a ghost although she walks in the third film albeit poorly. Takeo then snapped her neck, creating her signature death rattle.
* CameBackWrong
* CryForTheDevil

* DeathTropes
** BedmateReveal: Played with when [[spoiler: Kayako kills Susan.]]
** ChestBurster: In the extended version of ''The Grudge 2'', Kayako [[spoiler: kills Mrs. Davis by ejecting herself from her mouth as a one-eyed hairball.]]
** CruelAndUnusualDeath: Kayako often pulls this on most of her victims. Most notable are [[spoiler: Yoko, Jake, Gretchen, Mrs. Davies and Karen.]]
** EyeScream: Kayako [[spoiler: gouges out Gretchen's eyes.]]
** NeckSnap: Used on [[spoiler: Doctor Sullivan in the third film.]]
** SpookyPainting: Kayako emerges from a painting to [[spoiler: kill Gretchen]].
** SpookyPhotographs: Kayako [[spoiler: kills Eason]] by emerging from one.
* GhostlyGoals: Type B.

* [[ImplacableMan Implacable Woman]]

* LesYay / FoeYay: Seems to have this going on with Karen, although the way she kills some of her other victims has shades of this as well.

* NeckSnap
* NightmareFace
* OurGhostsAreDifferent
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette

* StringyHairedGhostGirl

* TwistedAnkle
* WomanInWhite

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds

* CreepyChild: Holy hell!
* CreepyMonotone

* KillerRabbit
* KindHeartedCatLover

* CatScare
* CatsAreMean

* TeamPet
* ThatPoorCat

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Naoko is stabbed through the back of the neck and broke her ankle, causing her to walk in an unsteady limp with blood squirting from her throat.]]
* CameBackWrong]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath
* CuteMonsterGirl
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
* StringyHairedGhostGirl

* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Sister]]: Naoko recognises Takeo when he possesses Max.

* BreakTheCutie
* TheDeterminator

* FinalGirl: In the first film.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome

* InnocentBystander
* NiceGuy
* UnderstandingBoyfriend

** Interestingly, despite being the first person to enter the Saeki house after the murders, he is not shown to have been visited by any of the ghosts before his death.
*** Toshio's ghost lures him into the house, although it's set up to make Peter (and the audience) think Toshio is still alive [[FridgeHorror until he starts meowing.]]

* FairCop
* HardboiledDetective
* TheInspector

* [[GrumpyOldMan Grumpy Old Woman]]: Emma seems like this at first, but it quickly becomes obvious that the reason she acts so sullen is because she knows something isn't right with the house.

* BodyHorror / CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Yoko is dragged into the attic by Kayako by her jaw, which is then found by Detective Nakagawa. Yoko's ghost later appears, ''missing her jaw with her tongue dangling out''.]]
* JawBreaker: [[spoiler:Yoko.]]
* KillTheCutie: Poor Yoko...

* Creator/AmberTamblyn: Fresh off her dealing with [[TheRing Samara]].

* BreakTheCutie
* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling The Old Woman Out]]: She finally tells her mother ''exactly'' how she feels. [[spoiler:Sadly, it's the last time they ever speak.]]
* FragileFlower
* KillTheCutie
* NeckSnap
* StringyHairedGhostGirl
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done, Daughter Girl]]: Has a bit of this going on with her mother.

* IntrepidReporter
* NiceGuy
* ShipTease: With Aubrey.
* SpookyPhotographs

* AbusiveParents / ParentalFavoritism: She makes it clear that she prefers Karen over Aubrey, and subjects the latter to constant emotional abuse.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath]]
* GrumpyOldMan

* IncurableCoughOfDeath
* JawBreaker
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkassWoobie: Her reaction when she learns of [[spoiler:Karen's death]] pushes her towards this territory. Likewise, the aforementioned deleted scene shows her utterly grief-stricken as she struggles to deal with the fact that [[spoiler:both of her daughters are dead.]]

* AlphaBitch: Vanessa.
* AssholeVictim: Vanessa.
* BreakTheCutie: Poor, poor Allison.
* BreakTheHaughty: Vanessa.

* DisconnectedByDeath: [[spoiler:Vanessa.]]

* JerkassWoobie: Miyuki.

* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Vanessa.
* MurderedInAPhoneBooth: [[spoiler:Vanessa.]]

* BreakTheCutie

* KillTheCutie

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome
* TearsOfFear: After Allison's death at the end of the second film.

* Creator/SarahMichelleGellar

* TheOtherDarrin: Throughout all the films until ''The Grudge 3'', Kayako was played by Creator/TakakoFuji, but she retired from the role and was replaced by Aiko Horichi.

* TheOtherDarrin: He has been portrayed by three different actors. In the first film and in flashbacks/photographs for the second and third films, he was portrayed by Yuya Ozeki (who also portrayed the version of the character in the two theatrical ''{{Juon}}'' films). In the second film, he was portrayed by Ohga Tanaka. In the third film, he is portrayed by Shimba Tsuchiya. (Unfortunately, the difference is rather jarring in the third movie, as Toshio looks a lot older than in the previous films.)

* HeyItsThatGuy: He's played by Bill Pullman.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Mr. Ryo Ishibashi plays the role, already a master of J-Horror films like ''Film/SuicideClub'' and his role in ''{{Audition}}''.

* TheDanza: Yoko Maki as Yoko.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Fans of the ''Spider-Man'' films and ''XenaWarriorPrincess'' may recognise TedRaimi playing Alex.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Arguably. (Only in a deleted scene, however, so the canonicity is dubious.)]]

* AssholeVictim: Vanessa and arguably Miyuki.

* JerkassWoobie: Miyuki and arguably Vanessa.

* [[spoiler: ApocalypseMaiden: If the curse can spread THAT easily the whole world is screwed.]]

* [[spoiler: SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: Kayako is trapped inside Rose's body in ''The Grudge 3'']].

* [[spoiler: CameBackWrong]]
* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath]]
* [[spoiler: CuteMonsterGirl]]

* [[spoiler:StringyHairedGhostGirl]]
* [[spoiler:TwistedAnkle: Subverted. Instead of breaking her ankle like her sister before her, Takeo-possessed Max breaks her knee instead.]]

* [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide]]: [[spoiler: Averted. Kayako actually drags her off the roof of a hospital, making it look like Karen jumped.]]

* [[spoiler: SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome]]

* [[spoiler:KillTheCutie]]
* [[spoiler:NeckSnap]]
* [[spoiler:StringyHairedGhostGirl]]

* [[spoiler:AssholeVictim: Arguably. (Only in a deleted scene, however, so the canonicity is dubious.)]]
* [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath]]
* [[GrumpyOldMan Grumpy Old Woman]]

* [[spoiler:JawBreaker]]

* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath: Having every bone twisted and snapped in your body has ''got'' to suck.]]

* [[spoiler: KillTheCutie]]

* [[spoiler: SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome]]

* CompositeCharacter: He shares the name and profession of Detective Nakagawa from the original ''{{Juon}}'' film series, but his personality and actions are closer to that of retired detective Toyama, also from ''{{Juon}}''. Like Toyama, he lost his colleagues to the curse, and also tries to burn the house down.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Mr. Ryo Ishibashi plays the role, already a master of J-Horror films like ''SuicideClub'' and his role in ''{{Audition}}''.

* TheOtherDarrin: Throughout all the films until ''The Grudge 3'', Kayako was played by TakakoFuji, but she retired from the role and was replaced by Aiko Horichi.

* Determinator: Is one of the rare victims who tries to fight Kayako [[spoiler: before she kills him.]]

* WithFriendsLikeThese: Allison is cruelly mocked and manipulated by both Vanessa and Miyuki. Vanessa is also extremely mean and scornful towards Miyuki, in spite of their supposed friendship, and Miyuki seems to be pretty afraid of Vanessa, likely only going along with her schemes to appease her.

* AmberTamblyn: Fresh off her dealing with [[TheRing Samara]].

* DeadLittleSister

* SarahMichelleGellar

* KillItWithFire: Karen attempts to burn the house down to end the curse, but only ends up [[ItGotWorse making it worse]] by [[NiceJobBreakingItHero breaking the seal that keeps the curse contained in the house.]]

* SympatheticMurderer: Despite being a CompleteMonster, Takeo was a loving father and husband despite Kayako's crush.

* BlackEyesOfEvil: Sometimes portrayed as having these, noticeably in box-art.

* DeadStarWalking: He's played by [[IndependenceDay Bill Pullman]], and he dies in the first five minutes. (Of course, he appears later due to the AnachronicOrder of the film, but this trope still applies.)

* WithFriendsLikeThese: Allison is cruelly mocked and manipulated by both Vanessa and Miyuki. Vanessa is also extremely mean and scornful towards Miyuki, in spite of their supposed friendship, and Miyuki seems to be pretty afraid of Vanessa, likely only going along with her schemes to appease her.

* ElevatorSnare: Susan flees Kayako into an [[ElevatorEscape elevator]] and appears to be safe. That is until Toshio is seen on the passing floor, and the next, and the next, and so on and so forth.

* PaleSkinnedBrunette

* PaleSkinnedBrunette

* [[ImplacableMan Implacable Woman]]: One of the sad reasons that the movie series can't end happily.

* [[ImplacableMan Implacable Woman]]

Karen and Aubrey's abusive mother.

* KillTheCutie

A trio of students in Japan who visit the Saeki house. Vanessa and Miyuki trap Allison in the closet until one of the ghosts appears and they soon become victims of the curse.

* AssholeVictim: Vanessa.

* TheOtherDarrin: He has been portrayed by three different actors. In the first film and in flashbacks/photographs for the second and third films, he was portrayed by Yuya Ozeki (who also portrayed the version of the character in the two theatrical ''[=~Ju-on~=]'' films). In the second film, he was portrayed by Ohga Tanaka. In the third film, he is portrayed by Shimba Tsuchiya. (Unfortunately, the difference is rather jarring in the third movie, as Toshio looks a lot older than in the previous films.)

* CompositeCharacter: He shares the name and profession of Detective Nakagawa from the original ''[=~Ju-on~=]'' film series, but his personality and actions are closer to that of retired detective Toyama, also from ''[=~Ju-on~=]''. Like Toyama, he lost his colleagues to the curse, and also tries to burn the house down.

A teacher who Kayako had an obsessive crush on, stalking him and writing quite insanely about him a diary, leading to Takeo murdering his family and creating the curse. Peter visits the Saeki House to talk to Toshio's parents, finding Kayako's corpse and how crazy she was about him. He then is DrivenToSuicide ([[OrIsIt or is he]]?).

* TheLibby: Vanessa.

* AmberTamblyn

* TheWoobie

* TheWoobie: Allison.