Scary Sadako

One of Japan’s most recognisable horror icons is Sadako, a long black-haired (covering her face, usually) woman in a white dress that climbs out of your television to deliver a curse. With a new film coming out soon, goo Ranking decided to ask what other kinds of Sadako they would hate to meet.

Demographics

Between the 7th and 9th of July 2013 1,096 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.5% of the sample were female, 24.4% in their teens, 25.2% in their twenties, 24.8% in their thirties, and 25.6% in their forties; there was no-one older than 49 in this sample. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.

I found Baseball Sadako pretty disturbing:

Ranking result

Q: What kinds of Sadako would you hate to meet? (Sample size=1,096)

Rank		Score
1	Talkative Sadako	100
2	Anime character-voiced Sadako	57.6
3	Healthy complexioned Sadako	54.6
4	Too fat to climb through your television Sadako	54.0
5	Pigtailed Sadako	53.2
6	Talkative and cheery Sadako	50.1
7	Maid outfitted Sadako	42.2
8	Model walking Sadako	40.1
9	Scent of fresh shampoo Sadako	39.7
10	Perfectly made-up Sadako	39.1
11	Brunette Sadako	38.7
12	Pony-tailed Sadako	35.4
13	Big bow in the hair Sadako	35.0
14	Blushing when your eyes meet Sadako	33.2
15	Sitting in the television and not wanting to come out Sadako	32.6
16	Facebook Sadako	32.4
17	Clumsy Sadako	30.8
18	Comedy act Sadako	30.6
19	Hatred-free Sadako	30.3
20	Sexy one piece Sadako	30.1
21	“Oops, wrong person!” Sadako	29.5
22	Goth-Lolita Sadako	28.7
23	Pop idol group leader Sadako	26.9
24=	Holding a marriage licence Sadako	26.5
24=	Short hair Sadako	26.5
26	“Oops, sorry, too soon” bad timing Sadako	25.7
27	Killing with Kung Fu, not curse Sadako	25.0
28	Slightly erotic Sadako	22.2
29	Concerned about Feng Shui Sadako	20.0
30	Host of a cable television show Sadako	19.8
31	Winning you over with sweets Sadako	19.4
32=	Wrong kanji Sadako	18.7
32=	Incomprehensibly bad pronunciation Sadako	18.7
34=	Comes out, does nothing, then goes back Sadako	18.1
34=	Stiletto-heeled Sadako	18.1
36=	Vocaloid Sadako	17.5
36=	“Oops, I forgot something” Sadako	17.5
39	Broken Japanese Sadako	17.1
40	Busting rhymes hip-hop Sadako	16.9