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Hitomi Sato has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Ring.
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A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Dir. Hideo Nakata · With Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rikiya Ôtaka

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
Dir. Hiroyuki Morita · With Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda
A psychologist connects her missing brother to the strange case of a mysterious little girl believed to be Sadako reincarnated.
Dir. Hideo Nakata · With Elaiza Ikeda, Takashi Tsukamoto, Hiroya Shimizu

While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.
Dir. Hideo Nakata · With Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Sato, Kyoko Fukada
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