Koji Suzuki's novel "Ring" was first published in 1991, and no one could have guessed that the simple, tech-based ghost story would spawn a decades-long, worldwide media franchise that incorporates multiple movies, crossovers, comics, audio dramas, and video games. If one does a deep dive into the entire "Ring" series, one will uncover a massively complicated mythos that repeatedly peels back layers of reality to reveal an onion-like media metafiction that Marshall McLuhan would be proud of.
The premise of "Ring" is wicked and fun, and would have been all the more terrifying in 1991 when VHS was still in vogue. In the book, an investigative reporter named Asakawa finds a cursed video cassette of a surreal, 20-minute short film. At the end of the video, a captain informs him that he has seven days to live. Asakawa takes the threat seriously, as several teenage girls who watched the video have already died.
The premise of "Ring" is wicked and fun, and would have been all the more terrifying in 1991 when VHS was still in vogue. In the book, an investigative reporter named Asakawa finds a cursed video cassette of a surreal, 20-minute short film. At the end of the video, a captain informs him that he has seven days to live. Asakawa takes the threat seriously, as several teenage girls who watched the video have already died.
- 5/6/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The Ringu franchise has a much more convoluted history than most people realize, with Koji Suzuki’s original novel actually being part of a genre-bending trilogy that differs greatly from the established mythology of the films. In fact, before Sadako ever made the leap to the big screen (and consequently overseas), her first live-action appearance was in an obscure TV movie that preceded Hideo Nakata’s film by 3 whole years – and that’s not even mentioning the Korean adaptation from 1999.
My point is that the Ringu films have always thrived on iteration and innovation, with each new installment adding something new to the Suzuki’s original story and helping to propel Sadako to international infamy. These updates don’t always work, like in the case of 2012’s absurd Sadako 3D, but even then, the results are still usually entertaining. The latest of these narrative refurbishings comes in the form of Hisashi Kimura’s Sadako Dx,...
My point is that the Ringu films have always thrived on iteration and innovation, with each new installment adding something new to the Suzuki’s original story and helping to propel Sadako to international infamy. These updates don’t always work, like in the case of 2012’s absurd Sadako 3D, but even then, the results are still usually entertaining. The latest of these narrative refurbishings comes in the form of Hisashi Kimura’s Sadako Dx,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
As we recently told you, a brand new film in The Ring franchise is headed our way this year, with Sadako Dx once again bringing iconic horror villain Sadako out of her creepy well.
The Japanese film is headed to theaters in Japan on October 28, and the film’s official Twitter account has shared a creepy new video that seems to be viral marketing for the film.
The video, entirely in Japanese, watches along as Sadako herself sits in a darkened room lit only by two candles, and it essentially plays out like a creepy Sadako Yule Log of sorts.
Check out the video below, with the film’s teaser trailer underneath.
From director Hisashi Kimura, Sadako Dx stars stars Fūka Koshiba as Fuka Ichijo, a college student with 200 Iq who tries to unravel the curse of Sadako.
In the film, “The curse has mutated, spreading at great speed via the internet,...
The Japanese film is headed to theaters in Japan on October 28, and the film’s official Twitter account has shared a creepy new video that seems to be viral marketing for the film.
The video, entirely in Japanese, watches along as Sadako herself sits in a darkened room lit only by two candles, and it essentially plays out like a creepy Sadako Yule Log of sorts.
Check out the video below, with the film’s teaser trailer underneath.
From director Hisashi Kimura, Sadako Dx stars stars Fūka Koshiba as Fuka Ichijo, a college student with 200 Iq who tries to unravel the curse of Sadako.
In the film, “The curse has mutated, spreading at great speed via the internet,...
- 9/9/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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