Japan Synopsis
貞子DX
“This curse mutates and spreads.”
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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Horror + Mystery in Japan
60 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sadako DX itself).
The 2021–2023 Japan Window
In the crowded 2021-2023 Japan release window, Sadako DX sits at #388 of 389. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sadako DX premiered alongside 131 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 131 other Japan films in 2022.
The 4440th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 38% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 47th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Sadako DX, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- social media · 5
- vhs · 3
- cursed videos · 2
- sadako · 2
- japan · 454
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,514 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #358 of 391 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | July 30, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt19815280 |
| Official Site | movies.kadokawa.co.jp |