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Finally, a horror movie for the TikTok generation—Sadako's curse goes viral and it's gloriously unhinged.
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Sadako DX (2022)

self-aware chaosJ-horror parodyso-bad-it's-good energy

Overview

ComedyHorrorMystery

Ayaka Ichijo is a graduate student with an IQ of 200 who tries to investigate the strange deaths happening nationwide after people supposedly watched a cursed video and her younger sister also did the same out of curiosity.

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Content warning
vhssocial mediajapancursed videossadako

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Sadako's hair effects remain gloriously impractical and tactile.

Writing

Absurdist dialogue treats a 200-IQ genius investigating ghost TikToks seriously.

Best for:Friends: Drunken group watch where you roast the physics-defying logic together.·Streaming: Late-night scroll when you've exhausted every other horror franchise.
Heads up:Jump Scares: Frequent but deeply unserious; you'll laugh more than flinch.
Hisashi Kimura

Director

Hisashi Kimura

ReleasedOct 28, 2022
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Revenue$2.4M
KADOKAWA
KADOKAWA Daiei Studio

Top Cast

Fuka Koshiba

Fuka Koshiba

Ayaka Ichijo

Kazuma Kawamura

Kazuma Kawamura

Oji Maeda

Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

Chieko Ichijo

Yuki Yagi

Yuki Yagi

Futaba Ichijo

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Psychic Kenshin

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Ryushin Tendou

Mario Kuroba

Mario Kuroba

Roido Kanden

Wan Marui

Wan Marui

Ai Naruse

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Cultural

This is the eighth Ring franchise film and the first to fully embrace comedy, reflecting J-horror's struggle to stay relevant against K-horror's global dominance.

Trivia

Fuka Koshiba was 22 playing a genius grad student; she previously starred in live-action adaptations of 'Yowamushi Pedal' and 'Asahinagu.'

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2000

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2012

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2013

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2016

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