Sadako vs. Kayako

A broken VCR hums in a damp rental house, July. Two girls laugh through the first seconds of a cursed tape. Then the screen glows green. The same night, Yūri’s friend stiffens mid-laughter, eyes rolling back. Yūri sprints through corridors that aren’t on any map. Ghosts stalk—one from the well, one with a broken neck, both sharper than memory. The ghosts don’t share the frame and neither does the director.

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Koji Shiraishi directed Sadako vs. Kayako in 2016. See Koji Shiraishi's full filmography, where to start with Koji Shiraishi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Koji Shiraishi.

Sadako vs. Kayako was released in 2016 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.