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Sadako vs. Kayako

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After watching a cursed videotape, Natsumi has only two days before she will be killed by demonic entity Sadako. Her only hope is to pit Sadako against Kayako, a menacing spirit that inhabits a haunted house.

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Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle 11/01/2016
While Sadako vs. Kayako may leave the gritty, experimental roots of both franchises behind, they conjure up hopes of a new wave of possession. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh 05/12/2023
3/5
Gives you twice the amount of creepy sequences from some of your favorite J-horror ghosts and it’s silly in a fun way to see what happens when they collide, though also feels like an entry into the Scary Movie franchise. Go to Full Review
Megan Purdy Ms En Scene 02/07/2020
Sadako vs Kayako is an exercise in self-indulgence. It's a lunchtime debate stretched out into the running time of a feature film, meant only to amuse you and remind you of better films and better days. Go to Full Review
Joey Keogh Wicked Horror 10/04/2019
6/10
Sadako Vs Kayako, refreshingly, makes no bones about the kind of movie it is. Go to Full Review
Molly Henery The Blogging Banshee 11/02/2018
7/10
Sadako vs. Kayako is Japan's Freddy vs. Jason. This film will chill you and make you laugh in equal measure. Go to Full Review
Kat Hughes THN 08/30/2018
2/5
[It's] filled with odd moments of humour, some of which may or may not be intentional. Go to Full Review
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Damian M Jul 23 Very fun, lot of yokai spectre action, effects were very cool, only negative is Im pretty sure the lore was changed around a bit. See more Josh A 10/27/2024 This was an... experience. Full disclosure, I'm not a Ju-On expert so maybe I missed some things and ik a bit about The Ring (I've seen Ring 1998, Ring: Kanzenban, Spiral, the Spiral TV Show, Ring: The Final Chapter and The Ring Virus) but not everything. But I actually really enjoyed it. Was the ending really abrupt? Yep. Was it really fun? Yep. Do I want to check out the Ju-On films now? Hell yep. It's just really over the top fun. It's not Shakespeare, but it's very entertaining. It's like the J-Horror equivalent of Batman Forever in that sense. (Edit: I watched Katasumi and 4444444444. Amazing short films (if you haven't seen them they're basically a prologue to the Ju-On series made in 1998, set during The Curse 1) Overall, fun movie, would recommend at least trying. Next up, Ring 2! See more 12/14/2021 It often felt like I was watching two unconnected movies at the same time. It bounced around, never really focusing on anything for too long. Less of a crossover and more of a shared universe. See more ari f 04/22/2021 Ignore the bad reviews. We just watched "The Ring vs The Grudge" and loved it. This is one of the most deeply underrated horror movies. I held off for years because the reviews said it was boring and sucked. It's not an action movie. It's a genuinely scary slow burn horror movie that leads to Marvel level horror gags for people who know the mythology of the ghosts. I laughed, I screamed, I panicked, I loved it. Nightmares, here I come. See more 10/14/2020 he is bad, very bad, the script is nothing scary, but kayako has incredible makeup. See more 05/03/2020 I wasted my time watching two sequels in one... it doesnt have any sence to me adding kayako to the ringu universe or vice versa. This is a clear example to the continuous effort to revive sequels with no success... in some points of the movie, it looks like more a funny movie with some "jokes"? Than a horror film... See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis After watching a cursed videotape, Natsumi has only two days before she will be killed by demonic entity Sadako. Her only hope is to pit Sadako against Kayako, a menacing spirit that inhabits a haunted house.
Director
Kôji Shiraishi
Screenwriter
Kôji Shiraishi, Takashi Shimizu
Production Co
Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 38m