Ju-On: Origins

A paranormal researcher searches obsessively for a cursed home where something terrible happened to a mother and her child long ago.

Ju-On: Origins (2020) is a Japanese horror miniseries created by Takashi Shimizu for Netflix. Across six thirty-minute episodes, a paranormal researcher, played by Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Yasuo Odajima, obsessively pursues the truth behind a cursed home where something terrible once befell a mother and her child. His search pulls him through the lives of the people connected to the house, including Haruka Honjo (Yuina Kuroshima) and Yudai Katsuragi (Kohki Osamura), whose encounters with the building's dark history grow more disturbing as the investigation deepens. The engine of the story is the stubborn hunt for an answer, with each episode unspooling a new layer of the curse across a sequence of unnerving moments and fragmented recollections. Set in the Shōwa era of Japan, the series is a prequel to the Ju-On franchise and carries its signature dread into an earlier time. Its mood is claustrophobic, eerie and bleak, with the tension resting on atmosphere rather than cheap scares. Fans of Ju-On: The Grudge, Ringu and The Haunting of Hill House will find resonance in its patient, creeping horror and its haunted domestic space.

Audiences rated this Netflix prequel to the Ju-On franchise negatively, with its story and execution failing to satisfy fans of the series.

• Ju-On: The Grudgeshared japanese supernatural horror, cursed house dread, slow burn paranormal investigation
• Ringushared japanese haunted house dread and cursed location mystery
• The Haunting of Hill Houseshared paranormal investigator searching for a haunted home, occult dread

Created by

Takashi Shimizu

Release Date

2020-07-03

Episode runtime

30 min

Rating

6.1 / 10 (220)

What is Ju-On: Origins about?

A paranormal researcher obsessively hunts for a cursed Japanese house where a mother and child suffered long ago.

What is Ju-On: Origins like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ju-On: Origins as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Ju-On: Origins violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Ju-On: Origins as moderate.

What did critics think of Ju-On: Origins?

Audiences rated this Netflix prequel to the Ju-On franchise negatively, with its story and execution failing to satisfy fans of the series.

Which shows are like Ju-On: Origins?

Shows with a similar feel include Ju-On: The Grudge, Ringu, and The Haunting of Hill House.

How long is Ju-On: Origins?

Ju-On: Origins: 1 season, 6 episodes.

Is Ju-On: Origins still running?

No, Ju-On: Origins has ended.

Where can I watch Ju-On: Origins?

In United States, Ju-On: Origins streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.