Chapter 10 Standing Pat

"When he greets you, you should be puzzled, but not too obvious, just like... it's your first time in this country." In the sound stage, Takashi Shimizu was explaining the scene to the leading actress of "Ju-on 2," his face still covered with a full beard. The translator stood by, ready to fill in and clarify whenever communication faltered, even though Shimizu hadn't improved his English despite having a movie released worldwide.

"May I interpret that as puzzled but also on guard?" Jennifer Love Hewitt asked, her dark brown waves framing her somewhat melancholy face, standing next to the photographer who rigged the house in the movie and then got killed by Kayako—of course, he had nothing to do with Mr. Edison Chen. He was the popular Japanese TV actor Sorimachi Takashi, although it was unclear who had recommended him.