
The Forbidden Play(2023)
A boy, after tragically losing his mother in an accident, performs a resurrection spell in the hope of reviving her. However, he ends up awakening something evil.


A psychologist connects her missing brother to the strange case of a mysterious little girl believed to be Sadako reincarnated.

Elaiza Ikeda
Mayu Akikawa

Takashi Tsukamoto
Yusuke Ishida

Hiroya Shimizu
Kazuma Akikawa

Himeka Himejima
Jinko

Renn Kiriyama
Minori Fujii

Rie Tomosaka
Hatsuko Sofue

Hitomi Sato
Masami Kurahashi

Jitsuko Yoshimura
Old Woman
Seiko Ozone
Nurse Sakai

Satoshi Nikaido
Detective Kida
Sadako is a horror film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on novel or book, reincarnation, telekinesis, curse, ghost, mysterious. Directed by Hideo Nakata, it stars Elaiza Ikeda, Takashi Tsukamoto, Hiroya Shimizu. A psychologist connects her missing brother to the strange case of a mysterious little girl believed to be Sadako reincarnated.
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