Sadako 3D 2

   The sequel to the big hit horror movie ‘Sadako 3D‘, titled ‘Sadako 3D 2‘ will be released starring Takimoto Miori, and its preview trailer and poster have recently been revealed.

Takamori Miori

    On April 16th, it was revealed that young actress Takimoto Miori is going to star in the upcoming sequel to the popular horror movie ‘Sadako 3D‘, announced last October.

    Suzuki Koji, the author of the original ‘Ring’ novels, and director Hanabusa Tsutomu have once again teamed up. Their goal is to once again create “the most terrifying 3D attraction horror movie“. Filming of the movie already began in early March and is being realized with the latest 3D technology available. Director Hanabusa is expecting to wrap up filming at the end of April.

 Takimoto had her breakthrough in the NHK morning drama ‘Teppan‘ and appeared in many dramas ever since. Her role as the protagonist in ‘Sadako 3D 2‘ is going to mark her first starring role in a movie. As if that isn’t already a big enough challenge, she also has to deal with her extreme fear of ghosts.

In fact, Takimoto is even afraid of just holding the script with its pitch black cover in her hands. Therefore, she forced herself to read through the whole script and memorize most of it in just three days. Director Hanabusa revealed with a grin that he is making her cry almost every day.

    ‘Sadako 3D’ was a huge hit at the box office, especially among teenagers who made up more than half of the moviegoers. A surprising result for a 3D movie in Japan. Moreover, the movie and its horror icon Sadako had been in the news for its unique promotional campaigns. Sadako appeared at baseball opening ceremonies, teamed up with ‘Hello Kitty‘, and even released a photo book.

    Director Hanabusa said about the sequel, “My goal is to top the ranking for the most satisfying 3D horror movie for two years in a row! I want this to become a work that defines 3D horror movies!”

    Since ‘Sadako 3D 2′ is set five years after the events of ‘Sadako 3D’, some cast members from the previous film will also appear in the sequel, which include Seto Koji, Ishihara Satomi, Yamamoto Yusuke, and Tayama Ryosei.

    The story follows 24-year-old ‘Ando Fuuko’ (Takimoto), a clinical psychology graduate student who raises her 4-year-old niece, ‘Nagisa’ (played by Hirasawa Kokoro), who is the daughter of her older brother ‘Takanori’ (Seto) and ‘Akane’ (Ishihara).

    ‘Akane’ died after giving birth to the baby, and ‘Takanori’ is now spending his retirement life. Though ‘Takanori’ did not tell ‘Fuuko’ about what happened in the past, with many mysterious things starting to happen around ‘Nagisa’, ‘Fuuko’ soon discovers that those are related to the ‘cursed online clip’ case that happened five years ago.

    Same as the previous film, the original story for the sequel is written by Suzuki Koji again, and it’s directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu as well.

   

‘Sadako 3D 2′ is set for release on August 30th.


Cr: tokyohive