 Also, unlike the previous continuities, Kayako actually talks to other characters onscreen, as opposed to the brief offscreen conversation with Toshio in the first "Ju-on".In the final film of the Japanese series, "", Kayako has a more active role in killing those who fell to the curse' influence; she is the one who kills Reo, her mother, and Sota.She also manages to corner Mai at the end of the film, implying that she too will be killed by her.