Sadako
An amnesiac girl, a curious counselor, and an internet-hungry brother become entangled in Sadako’s returning curse.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- foreboding
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- japanese horror double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel an uneven, familiar, and largely ineffective continuation that occasionally gestures toward richer psychological horror.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mayu cares for an amnesiac girl whose police guard and unexplained importance drive the mystery.
Mayu's brother pursues internet popularity while the story updates the franchise's supernatural threat for new media.
Sadako is presented through reincarnation, telekinesis, curse lore, and the figure of the vengeful spirit.
The film continues the Sadako/Ringu storyline through Jinko, Mayu, and a new plot involving an amnesiac patient.
Films like Sadako, and why
Ringu
shared japanese supernatural horror, vengeful ghost mythology, and cursed-media atmosphere
Ju-On: The Grudge
shared haunted-spirit narrative, franchise continuity, and slow-burn supernatural dread
Dark Water
shared contemporary japanese ghost horror and psychologically troubled young characters
Pulse
shared internet-age supernatural horror and cursed digital-media premise
Movie Details
- Director
- Hideo Nakata
- Release Date
- 2019-05-24
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (139)
Cast
- Elaiza Ikeda
- Takashi Tsukamoto
- Hiroya Shimizu
- Himeka Himejima
- Renn Kiriyama
- Rie Tomosaka
- Hitomi Sato
- Jitsuko Yoshimura
- Seiko Ozone
- Satoshi Nikaido
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sadako about?
- An amnesiac girl, a curious counselor, and an internet-hungry brother become entangled in Sadako’s returning curse.
- What is Sadako like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sadako as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Sadako violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Sadako as mild.
- What did critics think of Sadako?
- Critics broadly found the sequel an uneven, familiar, and largely ineffective continuation that occasionally gestures toward richer psychological horror.
- Which films are like Sadako?
- Films with a similar feel include Ringu, Ju-On: The Grudge, Dark Water, and Pulse.
- How long is Sadako?
- Sadako runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sadako?
- In United States, Sadako streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
