Sadako
Seen it?2019 | 99 min | Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. If you loved The Haunting, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A psychologist connects her missing brother to the strange case of a mysterious little girl believed to be Sadako reincarnated.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
23% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hideo Nakata
- Elaiza IkedaMayu Akikawa
- Takashi TsukamotoYusuke Ishida
- Hiroya ShimizuKazuma Akikawa
- Himeka HimejimaJinko
- Renn KiriyamaMinori Fujii
- Rie TomosakaHatsuko Sofue
- Hitomi SatoMasami Kurahashi
- Jitsuko YoshimuraOld Woman
- Seiko OzoneNurse Sakai
- Satoshi NikaidoDetective Kida