In the original 2007 film "Paranormal Activity" Micah (Micah Sloat) begins filming himself and his partner Katie (Katie Featherston) after they become convinced that there is some kind of evil spirit haunting Katie — a spirit Katie believes has been stalking her for her entire life. That story ends with a possessed Katie murdering Micah and disappearing.
While there are many American sequels to that first film, there is only one international "sequel" — "Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night". This film, whose story feels more like a remake of the first movie than a sequel, focuses on Haruka Yamano (Kazuyoshi Tsumura) and her brother Koichi (Aoi Nakamura). While visiting San Diego, Shigeyuki is in a car accident that breaks her legs.
Stuck in a wheelchair, Haruka Yamano is cared for in her Tokyo home by Koichi when they discover that the wheelchair keeps moving on its own. From there, the remainder of the film plays out very similarly to the original with Koichi getting a camera to try and figure out what is moving the wheelchair and why — with deadly results. There is also a fun twist that cleverly ties in the events of the first "Paranormal Activity," making it clear the film isn't just a remake.
While "Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night" never spawned further sequels, it does represent an interesting alternate direction the franchise could have gone in. It'll be very hard to stream "Tokyo Night" in the US, but the new film, "Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin" is streaming Paramount+ beginning October 29.
