Sadako vs. Kayako(2016)
2016 · Koji Shiraishi · 98 min
A girl, Yūri Kurahashi, after watching a cursed videotape together with her friend in a haunted house, becomes trapped in a conflict between the two murderous ghosts: Sadako Yamamura and Kayako Saeki.
Horror
5.6255 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is Sadako vs. Kayako?
The movie starts slow with some setup around a cursed tape and a haunted house, then quickly shifts into a string of jump scares as two famous ghosts start crossing paths and causing chaos. It leans more into fun, crowd-pleaser scares than deep dread, mixing familiar creepy-ghost imagery with a slightly goofy, over-the-top energy once the two hauntings collide. There's some jolting and eerie visuals, but it never gets heavy or truly upsetting. It's a good pick if you want a playful, nostalgic scare rather than something that will actually rattle you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Sadako vs. Kayako rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 70 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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Starts as a slow, creeping setup that gradually escalates into a busy, effects-heavy string of scares and a loud, chaotic finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5.
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