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Sadako

Sadako

Horror · 2019

A psychologist connects her missing brother to the strange case of a mysterious little girl believed to be Sadako reincarnated.

Movie details

Sadako

2019 Horror 1h 39m

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

A psychologist connects her missing brother to the strange case of a mysterious little girl believed to be Sadako reincarnated.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Sadako?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Hideo Nakata

Written by

Noriaki Sugihara

Elaiza Ikeda

Elaiza Ikeda

Mayu Akikawa

Takashi Tsukamoto

Takashi Tsukamoto

Yusuke Ishida

Hiroya Shimizu

Hiroya Shimizu

Kazuma Akikawa

Himeka Himejima

Himeka Himejima

Jinko

Renn Kiriyama

Renn Kiriyama

Minori Fujii

Rie Tomosaka

Rie Tomosaka

Hatsuko Sofue

Hitomi Sato

Hitomi Sato

Masami Kurahashi

Court is in session

Put Sadako on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.