Sadako DX (Japanese: 貞子 DX) is a 2022 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Hisashi Kimura. It is an installment in the Ring franchise, a series which centers around a cursed video tape associated with a vengeful ghost named Sadako Yamamura, who kills whoever watches the tape seven days later. Sadako DX stars Fuka Koshiba, Kazuma Kawamura and Mario Kuroba.[2]
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Directed by | Hisashi Kimura |
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Production company | Kadokawa Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | $1,498,209[1] |
Sadako DX premiered at the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival.[2][3] It was released in Japan on 28 October the same year.[4][5]
Sadako DX follows Ayaka Ichijo (Fuka Koshiba), a graduate high school student who is skeptical about the video tape and the legend surrounding it, which have become a viral sensation. She soon learns that her sister Futaba (Yuki Yagi) has viewed a copy of the tape, and discovers that Futaba's death is set to occur not in seven days, but 24 hours, leading her to unravel the curse of Sadako with the help of a psychic Oji Maeda (Kazuma Kawamura) and a fortune teller Master Kenshin (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi).
The film's theme song, "REPLAY", is performed by Sandaime J Soul Brothers.[4][5][8]
Sadako DX had its world premiere at the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival on 30 July,[2][3] followed by its release in Japan on 28 October.[4][5]
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