Film · 2019
Sadako
Directed by Hideo Nakata · starring Elaiza Villegas Ikeda, Takashi Tsukamoto and Himeka Himejima
- 1 h 39 min
- Horror
Japan
- 2.7 AverageMovieNCo
- 2.4 Users1 vote
- 3.0 Critics7 reviews
Synopsis
Mayu (Elaiza Ikeda, 'Sunny: Tsuyoi Kimochi Tsuyoi Ai') is a psychology counselor in a hospital. She begins to care for and advise a young girl (Himeka Himejima) that is protected by the police because of a special interest the authorities have on her. The girl suffers from amnesia and remembers absolutely nothing, including her own name. However, her closest relatives are unaware of the reasons for this situation in which the child is, and even the suspect herself, unaware of the reasons she is being watched 24 hours a day. The mysterious cases will begin to be generated around the protagonist and, in the meantime, Mayu's younger brother, Kazuma (Hiroya Shimizu, 'Cheers to the Miki Clinic', 'Hot Gimmick: Girls meet boy') which is a YouTuber that uploads videos of strange events that occur in abandoned places, decides that the best way to get more followers is by sneaking into a place where a terrible fire occurred causing the death of five people. Both the protagonist and her brother, Kamuza, are unaware of the tragedy that this event will bring to their lives.
The horror movie is directed by Hideo Nakata and is written by Noriaki Sugihara. In addition to the protagonists, Rie Tomosaka and Ren Kiriyama will also perform, among others.
Where to watch Sadako
All the optionsSadako is not on any service in the UK right now. It can be watched in other countries:
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Denmark Apple TV: rent 29.00 DKK, buy 59.00 DKKPrime Video: rent 39.00 DKK, buy 79.00 DKK
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Finland Apple TV: rent €2.99, buy €5.99Prime Video: channel, rent €2.99, buy €5.99
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Japan Apple TV: rent 550 JPY, buy 2,100 JPYPrime Video: channel, rent 300 JPY, buy 1,500 JPY
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Norway Apple TV: rent 29.00 NOK, buy 59.00 NOKPrime Video: rent 39.00 NOK, buy 79.00 NOK
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Sweden Apple TV: rent 29.00 SEK, buy 59.00 SEKPrime Video: channel, rent 39.00 SEK, buy 79.00 SEK
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Canada Tubi: free
The essentials
- Runtime
- 99 min1 hour and 39 minutes
- How long is Sadako?
- 1 hour and 39 minutes (99 minutes).
- Who directed Sadako?
- Hideo Nakata.
- Who is in Sadako?
- It stars Elaiza Villegas Ikeda, Takashi Tsukamoto, Himeka Himejima and Hiroya Shimizu.
Cast
Full cast (9)-
Elaiza Villegas Ikeda Mayu Akikawa
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Takashi Tsukamoto Yusuke Ishida
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Himeka Himejima Mysterious Girl
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Hiroya Shimizu Kazuma Akikawa
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Ren Kiriyama Minoru Fujii
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Rie Tomosaka Hatsuko Sobue
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Tarô Suwa Oshima Police Officer
- Director
- Hideo Nakata
- Writers
- Noriaki Sugihara
Videos and trailers
See the videoPhotos and posters
All 11 photosReviews
All 7 reviewsWhat the critics say average 3.0 from 7 outlets
- 6.8 Screen DailyJ. Hurtado
"Nakata knows what he is doing and get to offer something satisfactory without using weak scares just to keep an interest in viewers".
Read - 4.0 CriticJared Mobarak
"The movie is thus less scary than contextually relevant (...) I was pleasantly surprised by this result because it allows for meaning above kills (...) but I have a feeling a lot of people will be…
Read - 0.0 SlashfilmMatt Donato
"It?s sleepy, listless, and favors moments pulled from soap opera architectures that counteract any attempts at purified horror".
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Trivia
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Based on the novel
The film is supposedly based off of the novel 'Tide', the last book in the 'Ring' book series by Koji Suzuki.
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