Suddenly, all Mayu could think of was the chorus to Der Kommissar.
Like James Bond, arriving to thwart the schemes of megalomaniacs with “the tedious inevitability of an unloved season”, so too do the implacable spirits of J-horror keep coming back to darken our doors and electronic devices.
In their case, it’s usually to score a few more box-office bucks while dragging unfortunate souls to hell. After all, if the Hollywood version could have its reboot (2017’s Rings), then why not The One That Started It All – Japan’s own Ringu?
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