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Stars: Runa Endo, Elly Nanami, Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, Misato Tanaka, Masahiro Kômoto, Masanobu Andô, Rintaro Shibamoto, Maiko Kikuchi | Written by Takashi Shimizu, Kôji Suzuki | Directed by Kôji Shiraishi

In the battle of horror film icons, it is fair to say that the dream match-up was of course Freddy vs. Jason. A fun film, it could never live up to the expectation created around it, which could be a problem faced with Sadako vs. Kayako. Pitting The Ring against The Grudge is something of a dream match, but can it live up to expectation?

When the cursed video tape is once again watched, two friends find themselves on a race against time to stop the curse. With the help of spiritual medium Kyozo (Masanobu Andô) their may be a chance, by pitting Sadako against Kayako the known ghost who haunts a nearby house. When another girl is cursed by the house though,...

"You must never go near there." Happy Friday the 13th! Celebrate the day with this trailer for Sadako vs Kayako, a Japanese horror mashup pitting the evil ghosts The Ring and Grudge series against each other. It was inevitable that one day we'd see these two long-black-haired evil spirits battling in the same movie, like how it was obvious one day they'd make Freddy vs Jason. And just like that movie, this seems to be pretty bad, despite their best efforts to make something fun. The cast includes Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, and Misato Tanaka. This looks very silly, but thankfully not as terrible as the Scary Movie spoofs, but I'm still not sure. The rock song they use in the trailer seems like an odd choice. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Kôji Shiraishi's Sadako vs Kayako, direct from YouTube: A girl (Mizuki Yamamoto) after...

A naive young girl sells a video player with a haunted tape to an unsuspecting couple in a new clip from Sadako Vs Kayako, a.k.a. The Ring Vs. The Grudge. Although it has already hit theaters in Japan, the film will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the festival's Midnight Madness genre program, before it debuts in the U.S. on the Shudder streaming platform later this year. The clip reveals that at least one big change was made from The Ring franchise mythology.

After viewing a legendary cursed videotape, Natsumi (Aimi Satsukawa) discovers she has only two days before she will be killed by the demonic entity known as Sadako. The only way to break the curse: pitting the demon Sadako against Kayako, an accursed spirit possessing a haunted house where everyone who enters disappears. This clip, which debuted at Vulture,...

The streaming service backed by AMC Networks has acquired all North American rights to the J-Horror face-off set to receive its international premiere in Toronto.

Sadako vs. Kayako is a Ringu-Ju-on (The Ring-The Grudge) crossover as the demons from each franchise battle each other.

Koji Shiraishi’s film follows a girl who learns she has two days to live after she watches a cursed video and tries to break the curse by pitting the entity Sadako that possesses her against a spirit that haunts a house.

Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, Misato Tanaka, Masahiro Komoto and Masanobu Ando star. The film premiered in Japan on June 18.

Sadako Vs. Kayako will get a festival run throughout autumn and a multi-platform release late in the year via Shudder.

“As the home for the best in curated horror, we are excited to bring this fun-packed faceoff between two worldwide horror icons exclusively to North American audiences,” said Shudder...

Wanna know how some of your favorite sounds, action sequences, or visual effects were created? Daily Dead got a chance to do a Q&A with the VFX Legion team who worked on The Purge: Anarchy, Hardcore Henry, Ouija, and more. Also in today’s Horror Highlights: a Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre Blu-ray clip and trailer as well as three promo videos for Sadako vs Kayako.

Daily Dead Q&A with the VFX Legion Team, Breakdown Reel and Images:

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us. Can you give our readers an idea of what the VFX Legion team does to improve the look of a film and enhance the cinematic experience for viewers?

There are a lot of things that make up a movie. There’s sound, acting, locations, lighting, editing, and often times, visual effects. There are a ton of aspects to visual effects.

Familiar and frightening faces from two of Japan’s biggest horror franchises, Ringu (aka The Ring) and Ju-On (aka The Grudge), haunt humans who get caught in their cursed crossfire in the new trailer for Sadako vs Kayako.

Like something plucked from a horror fan’s daydream, Sadako vs Kayako will feature a showdown between the supernatural antagonists from the Ringu and Ju-On franchises. Horror fans living in Japan won’t have to wait long to lay eyes on Sadako vs Kayako, as the film is scheduled for a June 18th release. There’s no word yet on when it will debut elsewhere in the world. In the meantime, Paramount will release Rings in the Us on October 28th.

Sadako vs Kayako is directed by Kôji Shiraishi and stars Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, Misato Tanaka, Masahiro Kômoto, and Masanobu Andô, with Takako Fuji reprising her role as the...

In the early 2000s, "versus" movies were quite popular, with Freddy vs. Jason, Alien vs Predator and several other movies hitting theaters, pitting two cinematic icons against each other. Earlier this year, the "versus" format was pushed to a whole new level with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, although that wasn't really a true "versus" movie, since it helped set up Warner Bros.' Justice League universe. The format will go back to its horror roots this summer with the Japanese movie Sadako vs. Kayako, which pits the evil spirits from The Ring and The Grudge against each other. Today we have a new trailer and photos which showcases the horror battle of the year.

Ironically enough, Sadako vs Kayako was actually birthed through an April Fool's Day joke which quickly went viral. Japanese studio Kadokawa and NBCUniversal Japan realized the cinematic potential of this joke, and Sadako vs. Kayako was born.

Two powerful Japanese spirits are about to go to battle ! Here's the trailer for "Sadako Vs Kayako", where Sadako from "The Ring" is fighting Kayako from "The Grudge". Directed by Koji Shiraishi ("Grostesque", "Ju-rei"...), the movie stars Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa and Misato Tanaka. "Sadako Vs Kayako" is already in production for release in 4-d next June in Japan.The vengeful spirits of the Ring and Grudge series face off....

Two powerful Japanese spirits are about to go to battle ! Here's the trailer for "Sadako Vs Kayako", where Sadako from "The Ring" is fighting Kayako from "The Grudge". Directed by Koji Shiraishi ("Grostesque", "Ju-rei"...), the movie stars Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa and Misato Tanaka. "Sadako Vs Kayako" is already in production for release in 4-d next June in Japan.The vengeful spirits of the Ring and Grudge series face off....