Ring: The Final Chapter
Title card
Screenplay by
  • Kouji Makita
  • Naoya Takayama[1]
Directed by
  • Fukumoto Yoshito
  • Hidetomo Matsuda
  • Yoshihito Fukumoto[1]
StarringToshirō Yanagiba
Tomoya Nagase
Akiko Yada
Kotomi Kyono
Tae Kimura
ComposerToshiyuki Watanabe[1]
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12[1]
Production
Producers
  • Kenji Shimizu
  • Sousuke Osabe[1]
Running time45 minutes[1]
Original release
NetworkFuji TV
ReleaseJanuary 7 (1999-01-07) –
March 25, 1999 (1999-03-25)

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.

Production

After 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

List of episodes

  1. "The Seal is Now Solved" - January 7, 1999
  2. "Killed by a Videotape" - January 14, 1999
  3. "Someone is Watching..." - January 21, 1999
  4. "A Virus of Silence" - January 28, 1999
  5. "The Dead Person Who Was Reborn" - February 4, 1999
  6. "A New Person with Supernatural Power" - February 11, 1999
  7. "Sadako Will Appear Tonight" - February 18, 1999
  8. "Someone Will Die When the Curse is Solved" - February 25, 1999
  9. "Planned Memory" - March 3, 1999
  10. "Sadako's Revival" - March 11, 1999
  11. "Ryuji Takayama Dies" - March 18, 1999
  12. "The Curse Was Not Lifted. The Thirteenth Day, a New Dead Person Destroys the World" - March 25, 1999

References

Works cited

  • Kalat, David (2007). J-Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond. Vertical Inc. ISBN 978-1-932234-08-4.
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