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Ring: The Final Chapter

Ring: The Final Chapter

★ 6.5/10•1999•46m•Drama•Mystery
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Ring: The Final Chapter is a television series, produced in Japan, based on the original Ring novel. There are a total of 12 episodes in the series. A sequel series was produced titled Rasen, consisting of 13 episodes.

Yoshito Fukumoto · Director

Hidetomo Matsuda · Director

Kouji Makita · Screenplay

Naoya Takayama · Screenplay

StatusEnded
Runtime46m
LanguageJA
First Air DateJan 7, 1999

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Seal Has Now Been BrokenE146m

The Seal Has Now Been Broken

Newspaper reporter Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba) senses a strange and unnatural connection between the deaths of four young people, including his niece Tomoko, and begins to investigate.

Jan 7, 1999

Episode 2 - Killed By A VideotapeE246m

Killed By A Videotape

Newspaper reporter Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba), suspicious of the deaths of four young people—including his niece Tomoko—begins an investigation. After watching a mysterious videotape that appears to be connected to their deaths, he realizes his own life is in danger.

Jan 14, 1999

Episode 3 - A Stranger Is Watching...E346m

A Stranger Is Watching...

Newspaper reporter Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba), growing increasingly anxious about a “curse” after having cultural anthropologist Takayama (Tomoya Nagase) analyze a mysterious videotape, asks pathologist Miyashita (Hitomi Kuroki) to examine his body.

Jan 21, 1999

Episode 4 - The Silent VirusE446m

The Silent Virus

After cultural anthropologist Takayama (Tomoya Nagase)—who was arrested as a suspect in the “curse murder” case—explains to newspaper reporter Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba) that the “cursed videotape” is actually a “psychic image,” Asakawa begins gathering information on psychic imagery. He goes to meet Takayama with the materials, but Takayama offers a deal: if he is released, he will reveal the identity of the psychic.

Jan 28, 1999

Episode 5 - The Resurrected DeadE546m

The Resurrected Dead

Newspaper reporter Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba) and his junior colleague Akiko (Kotomi Kyono), who had unwittingly watched the mysterious videotape said to kill anyone who views it, head to Izu Oshima—the hometown of psychic Shizuko Yamamura—on the advice of cultural anthropologist Takayama (Tomoya Nagase).

Feb 4, 1999

Episode 6 - A New PsychicE646m

A New Psychic

After watching the cursed videotape, newspaper reporter Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba) and his junior reporter Akiko (Kotomi Kyono)—who had traveled to Izu Oshima in search of clues to solve the mystery—discover Shizuko Yamamura, a psychic who was supposed to be dead. However, they are captured by her cousin Keiichiro and locked up in an abandoned house.

Feb 11, 1999

Episode 7 - Sadako Will Appear TonightE746m

Sadako Will Appear Tonight

Newspaper reporter Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba) and his junior colleague Akiko (Kotomi Kyono) discover a photograph of “Sadako”—who appears to be the daughter of psychic Shizuko Yamamura—at the home of the late Heihachiro Ikuma, a scholar who had been researching Shizuko. It is said that Sadako joined a theater troupe after graduating from high school and has since gone missing.

Feb 18, 1999

Episode 8 - If the Curse Is Broken, Someone Will DieE846m

If the Curse Is Broken, Someone Will Die

Akiko (Kotomi Kyono), a junior colleague, rushes to Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba), claiming that the mystery of the “Cursed Videotape” has been solved. Akiko insists that the solution must be to “show it to two people who haven’t seen it yet.” This aligns with the prediction—that “a quarter of humanity will die”—shouted by Yagi (Sawa Suzuki), the actress believed to be possessed by Sadako.

Feb 25, 1999

Episode 9 - The Fabricated MemoryE946m

The Fabricated Memory

Akiko (Kotomi Kyono) takes Mai (Akiko Yada)—the sister-in-law of Takayama (Tomoya Nagase), who collapsed after chanting a spell—to see Miyashita (Hitomi Kuroki), a pathologist and friend of Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba).

Mar 4, 1999

Episode 10 - Sadako's ResurrectionE1046m

Sadako's Resurrection

Cells tampered with by pathologist Miyashita (Hitomi Kuroki) were discovered in researcher Ogaki’s office. Ogaki is a student of Hiyama, who is running against Miyashita’s advisor, Professor Nagao (Kei Yamamoto), in the presidential election. Because of this incident, Hiyama withdrew from the race, playing right into Nagao’s hands.

Mar 11, 1999

Episode 11 - Ryuji Takayama DiesE1146m

Ryuji Takayama Dies

Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba) realizes his “misunderstanding” and, together with Akiko (Kotomi Kyono), begins analyzing the “cursed videotape” once again. From this, they deduce that the “baby” is not Sadako, but that Sadako had given birth to a child.

Mar 18, 1999

Episode 12 - The Curse was Not Lifted. On The Thirteenth Day, A New Death Will Destroy the WorldE1270m

The Curse was Not Lifted. On The Thirteenth Day, A New Death Will Destroy the World

Asakawa (Toshiro Yanagiba), who had disappeared into an old well, developed a high fever of unknown origin and was rescued by paramedics who rushed to the scene while he was still semi-conscious. Meanwhile, Ryuji Takayama (Tomoya Nagase), who was supposed to have jumped into the well alongside Asakawa, was nowhere to be found at the bottom. The purification ritual—attended by Akiko (Kotomi Kyono)—intended to seal the well to prevent another accident was interrupted by a lightning strike.

Mar 25, 1999

Actors

Tae Kimura

Tae Kimura

Shizuko Yamamura / Sadako

Kotomi Kyono

Kotomi Kyono

Akiko Yoshino

Tomoya Nagase

Tomoya Nagase

Ryûji Takayama

Akiko Yada

Akiko Yada

Mai Takano

Aya Okamoto

Aya Okamoto

Kei Yamamoto

Kei Yamamoto

Toshiro Yanagiba

Toshiro Yanagiba

Kazuyuki Asakawa

Hitomi Kuroki

Hitomi Kuroki

Rieko Miyashita

Takayuki Katô

Nao Matsuzaki

Nao Matsuzaki

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