Sadako DX
2022 1h 40m movie Film Japan

Sadako DX

貞子DX

“This curse mutates and spreads.”

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.

The 2021–2023 Japan Window

389 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sadako DX sits at position #388.

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The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sadako DX premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

4.5
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • japan
  • vhs
  • social media
  • cursed videos
  • sadako

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