For those wondering, yes, he’s basically made two of his movies three times over. Like Ringu, Hollywood decided to remake the latter entries, which were released as The Grudge and The Grudge 2 in 20 respectively, also both directed by Shimizu. With Japanese horror becoming popular, Shimizu went on to make the theatrically released Ju-On: The Grudge in 2002, which was also followed up with a sequel the following year. Director Takashi Shimizu was behind the initial entries, which began with the DTV feature Ju-On: The Curse in 2000, and was followed up by a sequel in the same year. There are eleven movies in the Ju-On series, with Kayako featuring in nine of them. Kayako, as the equally cursed spirit that haunts the Ju-On series, almost matches Sadako for screen appearances, but not quite.
Then all went quiet on the Sadako front, until 7 years later Japan decided to revive the black haired spirit for the social media generation, with the disastrous efforts that were Sadako 3D and its sequel, both directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, released in 20 respectively. Hollywood then attempted to reinterpret the character for western audiences with a re-make in 2002, which was followed by a sequel in 2005 (interestingly, also directed by Nakata).
THE RING VS THE GRUDGE MOVIE TRAILER SERIES
Between 1998 – 2000 there was another Japanese interpretation on the original novel ( Rasen), a direct sequel, also helmed by Nakata, a prequel ( Ringu 0), a Korean version ( The Ring Virus), and a Japanese TV series ( Ringu: The Final Chapter).
Based on a novel by Koji Suzuki, Sadako initially appeared to terrify viewers in a 1995 Japanese TV movie, entitled Ringu: Kanzenban, however the character didn’t really catch on until the release of director Hideo Nakata’s 1998 adaption, Ringu. Starting any review of Sadako vs Kayako might as well begin with a recap of the two titular horror movie franchises that they’re a part of.Īs the cursed spirit of the Ringu series, this installment notches up Sadako’s twelfth onscreen appearance (soon to be thirteenth, with the 2016 release of the Hollywood production Rings). Surprisingly, there are currently no plans to reboot The Grudge franchise (it’s not as if that’s a bad thing in all honesty), but The Ring sequel Rings is still set to be released this year.“Sadako vs Kayako” Japanese Theatrical PosterĬast: Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, Masahiro Komoto, Masanobu Ando As always, it remains to be seen whether it will get a UK/US release. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the decision to return to these classic Japanese horror franchises is the fact that the movie is inspired by a well-received fan-made video which went viral last year. K?ji Shiraishi is directing the crossover, and Mizuki Yamamoto will star as protagonist Y?ri. What leads them to fight and/or team-up? The trailer below sheds at least some light on that, while we also have a poster for this rather bizarre sounding release. In case you’ve forgotten, Sadako (The Ring) and Kayako (The Grudge) are the names of each demonic entity, and both of them are young girls who return from the grave for revenge. Predator, etc.), but is pitting the monsters from The Ring and The Grudge against each other a new low? Well, the iconic baddies will be squaring off in upcoming Japanese mashup movie Sadako Vs.
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