 Kayako appears in the 2016 film "Sadako vs. Kayako", along with the onryo from the "Ring" series, Sadako Yamamura.Through a rumor, it is explained that Kayako was repeatedly stabbed to death by her husband before he drowned their son, Toshio, and hung himself.Ever since, Kayako's and Toshio's spirits haunt their household, killing anyone who sets foot inside.