Rasen (TV series)

Japanese TV series or program

Rasen

Genre| Drama
Mystery
Horror
Directed by| Yoshihiro Kitayama
Starring| Goro Kishitani
Takami Yoshimoto
Takashi Naitou
Risa Junna
Seiichi Tanabe
Akiko Yada
Yuka Nomura
Risa Eto
Takeshi Masu
Tae Kimura
Mayuko Azusa
Kouji Yazawa
Music by| Masahiko Nishikiori
Dennis Martin
Country of origin| Japan
Original language| Japanese
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 13
Production
Producers| Kenji Shimizu
Sousuke Osabe
Running time| 45 minutes
Original release
Network| Fuji TV
Release| July 1 (1999-07-01) –
September 23, 1999 (1999-09-23)

Rasen (らせん, lit. Spiral) is the sequel to the TV drama Ring: The Final Chapter, based on the novel Spiral by Koji Suzuki.[1] Much like Ring: The Final Chapter, it does not adapt much of the original source material.[2] There are a total of 13 episodes in the series.[3]

## List of episodes

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1. "Sadako's Revenge: A Horror Greater Than The Ring"
2. "The Dead Watch the Well"
3. "I Come to Kill Myself..."
4. "A Dead Person is Resurrected to a Legendary Village"
5. "The Devil Was in This Room"
6. "Nobody Can Stop Me Any Longer"
7. "The Man Who Made Sadako"
8. "The Child Who Died Twice..."
9. "The Ring of Hatred is Complete"
10. "The Prisoner is Murdered by a Prison Guard"
11. "The Fortuneteller is Murdered"
12. "The World Will Fall to Ruins Tomorrow"
13. "The Immortal"

## References

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1. ^ Meikle 2005, p. 139.
2. ^ "Rasen (TV) | curseofthering.com". www.curseofthering.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-17.
3. ^ Kalat 2007, p. 40.

### Works cited

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* Kalat, David (2007). J-Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond. Vertical Inc. ISBN 978-1-932234-08-4.
* Meikle, Denis (2005). The Ring Companion. Titan Books. ISBN 978-1845760014.

## External links

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* Rasen at IMDb

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The Ring by Koji Suzuki

Japanese media|

| Books|

* Ring (1991)
* Spiral (1995)
* Loop (1998)
* Birthday (1999)
* S (2012)
* Tide (2013)

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Manga|

* The Ring Volume 0: Birthday (2000)
* Sadako-san and Sadako-chan (2019)
* Sadako at the End of the World (2020)

Films|

* Ring (1995)
* Ring (1998)
* Spiral (1998)
* Ring 2 (1999)
* Ring 0: Birthday (2000)
* Sadako 3D (2012)
* Sadako 3D 2 (2013)
* Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)
* Sadako (2019)
* Sadako DX (2022)

TV series|

* Ring: The Final Chapter (1999)
* Rasen (1999)

Video games|

* The Ring: Terror's Realm (2000)
* Ring: Infinity (2000)

American media|

| Films|

* The Ring (2002)
* The Ring Two (2005)
* Rings (2017)

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Short|

* Rings (2005)

Korean film|

* The Ring Virus (1999)

Characters|

* Sadako Yamamura
* Kayako Saeki
* Rachel Keller

Miscellaneous|

* Scary Movie 3 (2003)
* Erma
* Ju-On franchise
* Kimi ni Todoke
* "Treehouse of Horror XXXII"

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