Ring: The Final Chapter (リング ～最終章～, Ring ~Saishūshō~) is a television series, produced in Japan, based on the Ring film series. There are a total of 12 episodes in the series and a sequel was made called Rasen, consisting of 13 episodes.
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| Starring | Toshirō Yanagiba Tomoya Nagase Akiko Yada Kotomi Kyono Tae Kimura |
| Composer | Toshiyuki Watanabe[1] |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12[1] |
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| Running time | 45 minutes[1] |
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| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | January 7 – March 25, 1999 |
Production
editAfter the success of the film adaptation of Ring, the television series takes liberties to change the story.[2] For example, at the end of the first episode, Asakawa has arrived at a cabin in Japan's countryside, to find a tape that had previously doomed three other people. On placing the tape into the video player, he is greeted unexpectedly with a music video by pop idol Nao Matsuzaki.[2]
The series was first shown on January 7, 1999 on Fuji TV[1] and ended March 25. It was followed by a sequel TV series titled Spiral, which ran for 13 50-minute episodes.[3] It features Akiko Yada and Tae Kimura reprising their roles, respectively.
Cast
edit- Toshirō Yanagiba as Kazuyuki Asakawa
- Tomoya Nagase as Ryûji Takayama
- Kotomi Kyono as Akiko Yoshino
- Akiko Yada as Mai Takano
- Tae Kimura as Sadako Yamamura
- Yūta Fukagawa as Yôichi Asakawa
- Hitomi Kuroki as Rieko Miyashita
List of episodes
edit- "The Seal is Now Solved" - January 7, 1999
- "Killed by a Videotape" - January 14, 1999
- "Someone is Watching..." - January 21, 1999
- "A Virus of Silence" - January 28, 1999
- "The Dead Person Who Was Reborn" - February 4, 1999
- "A New Person with Supernatural Power" - February 11, 1999
- "Sadako Will Appear Tonight" - February 18, 1999
- "Someone Will Die When the Curse is Solved" - February 25, 1999
- "Planned Memory" - March 3, 1999
- "Sadako's Revival" - March 11, 1999
- "Ryuji Takayama Dies" - March 18, 1999
- "The Curse Was Not Lifted. The Thirteenth Day, a New Dead Person Destroys the World" - March 25, 1999
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Kalat 2007, p. 276.
- ^ a b Kalat 2007, p. 39.
- ^ Kalat 2007, p. 40.
Works cited
edit- Kalat, David (2007). J-Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond. Vertical Inc. ISBN 978-1-932234-08-4.
External links
edit- Ring: The Final Chapter review
- Ring: Saishusho at IMDb
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 18, 2001)