''Sadako DX'' ( ja, 貞子 DX) is a 2022 Japanese

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film directed by

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as a quick-witted high school student who has to unravel the cursed videotape after finding out her sister has seen it, discovering that the curse now claims the victim's life only twenty four hours after viewing it. ''Sadako DX'' also stars Kazuma Kawamura and Mario Kuroba. ''Sadako DX'' premiered at the 2022

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. It was released in Japan on 28 October the same year.

Synopsis

''Sadako DX'' follows Ayaka Ichijo (Fuka Koshiba), a graduate high school student who is skeptical about the video tape and the legend surrounding it, which have become a viral sensation. She soon learns that her sister Futaba (

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) has viewed a copy of the tape, and discovers that Futaba's death is set to occur not in seven days, but 24 hours, leading her to unravel the curse of Sadako to save her sister with the help from her boyfriend Oji Maeda ( Kazuma Kawamura), as well as a talented psychic and fortune teller Master Kenshin (

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Cast

as Ayaka Ichijo * Kazuma Kawamura as Oji Maeda * Mario Kuroba *

as Master Kenshin *

as Futaba, Ayaka's sister

Music

The film's theme song, "REPLAY", is performed by

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Release

''Sadako DX'' had its world premiere at the 2022

on 30 July, followed by its release in Japan on 28 October.

References

External links

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