Empress Sadako (1884-1951), posthumously known as Empress Teimei, visited Ise Jingu shrine on Nov. 5, 1922, to pray for the recovery of her husband, Emperor Yoshihito (1879-1926), posthumously ...

A descendant of Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima known for her paper cranes, is spreading a new message of peace with a grandson of the man who approved the nuclear attack.

The film depicts the backstory of the vengeful Sadako Yamamura, providing context into her character and the events that led to her becoming the urban legend she later became. Set between the late ...