The film is based on a fan-made mash-up video of the two that went viral which set tongues wagging over at studios Kadokawa and the Japanese strand of NBC Universal.
There’s a tie-in sequel to Japanese horror films Ringu and Ju-On: The Grudge that will pit each of the film’s ghosts against each other.
Bizarrely, the character of Sadako is actually something of a baseball regular having appeared at past baseball games in 2012 and 2013.
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters were facing Yakult Swallows when the two characters showed up to face off on the baseball field.