The Grudge 2 is a 2006 American supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu and written by Stephen Susco.

Like its predecessor, the film features a plot that is told through a nonlinear sequence of events and includes several intersecting subplots.

It follows Karen's younger sister Aubrey coming to Japan after finding out about Doug's death, a schoolgirl named Allison being haunted by the ghosts of the Saeki family after entering the house with two of her classmates, and a young boy named Jake whose apartment building is haunted by the ghosts.

In 2004, American social worker Karen Davis tried to burn down the Saeki house to stop the curse, but failed, finding herself hospitalized and haunted by Kayako.

Eason explains the curse to Aubrey, revealing he rescued Karen from the house fire and has been investigating the Saeki murders and surrounding events.

Eason takes the diary to an associate, who explains Kayako's mother, Nakagawa Kawamata, was an itako who exorcised evil spirits from visitors and fed them to her daughter.

She encounters Takeo's ghost, who reenacts the night he discovers his wife's disloyalty and snaps Aubrey's neck.

In 2006, school girls Allison Fleming, Vanessa Cassidy, and Miyuki Nazawa break into the house on a dare.

Allison is locked in the closet and encounters a ghost resembling Kayako (revealed to be Aubrey at the end of the film), but the girls escape.

Allison is haunted by the ghosts of her friends and she eventually flees back to Chicago, where she stays with her parents.

A young boy named Jake is disturbed by a strange presence in the building brought about by a hooded stranger who covers windows with newspapers.

Kayako appears inside Allison's hood, finally taking her, and then emerges to assault Jake.

Principal photography took place at Toho Studios[4] in Tokyo, Japan and production wrapped up on April 25, 2006.

During the premiere, the theme park was open to the public and featured a Grudge 2 maze as part of its 2006 Halloween Haunt.

The website's consensus reads: "A diminished sequel that makes even less sense than The Grudge 1"[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 33 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

"[19] Pete Vonder Haar from Film Threat found "[t]he same problems that plagued the original are on display here.