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Episodes

Season 1, 12 episodes

Episode 1: The Seal Has Now Been Broken
- Now playing
- 46m
- Jan 7, 1999
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.
Episode 2: Killed By A Videotape
- 46m
- Jan 14, 1999
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.
Episode 3: A Stranger Is Watching...
- 46m
- Jan 21, 1999
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.
Episode 4: The Silent Virus
- 46m
- Jan 28, 1999
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.
Episode 5: The Resurrected Dead
- 46m
- Feb 4, 1999
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).
Episode 6: A New Psychic
- 46m
- Feb 11, 1999
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.
Episode 7: Sadako Will Appear Tonight
- 46m
- Feb 18, 1999
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.
Episode 8: If the Curse Is Broken, Someone Will Die
- 46m
- Feb 25, 1999
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.
Episode 9: The Fabricated Memory
- 46m
- Mar 4, 1999
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).
Episode 10: Sadako's Resurrection
- 46m
- Mar 11, 1999
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.
Episode 11: Ryuji Takayama Dies
- 46m
- Mar 18, 1999
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.
Episode 12: The Curse was Not Lifted. On The Thirteenth Day, A New Death Will Destroy the World
- 1h 10m
- Mar 25, 1999
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.

Ring: The Final Chapter

1999
1 season
46m per episode
Drama
Mystery

6.5TMDB(11)

Overview

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.

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Based on
Based on the novel Ring
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Episodes
Ran for 1 season and 12 episodes (1999)
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Music
Music by Toshiyuki Watanabe
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Details

Created by: Kōji Suzuki
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Original title: リング〜最終章〜
First aired: January 7, 1999
Last aired: March 25, 1999
Original language: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Production

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Episodes

Season 1, 12 episodes

Episode 1: The Seal Has Now Been Broken
- Now playing
- 46m
- Jan 7, 1999
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.
Episode 2: Killed By A Videotape
- 46m
- Jan 14, 1999
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.
Episode 3: A Stranger Is Watching...
- 46m
- Jan 21, 1999
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.
Episode 4: The Silent Virus
- 46m
- Jan 28, 1999
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.
Episode 5: The Resurrected Dead
- 46m
- Feb 4, 1999
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).
Episode 6: A New Psychic
- 46m
- Feb 11, 1999
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.
Episode 7: Sadako Will Appear Tonight
- 46m
- Feb 18, 1999
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.
Episode 8: If the Curse Is Broken, Someone Will Die
- 46m
- Feb 25, 1999
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.
Episode 9: The Fabricated Memory
- 46m
- Mar 4, 1999
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).
Episode 10: Sadako's Resurrection
- 46m
- Mar 11, 1999
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.
Episode 11: Ryuji Takayama Dies
- 46m
- Mar 18, 1999
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.
Episode 12: The Curse was Not Lifted. On The Thirteenth Day, A New Death Will Destroy the World
- 1h 10m
- Mar 25, 1999
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.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: The Seal Has Now Been Broken

E2 Episode 2: Killed By A Videotape

E3 Episode 3: A Stranger Is Watching...

E4 Episode 4: The Silent Virus

E5 Episode 5: The Resurrected Dead

E6 Episode 6: A New Psychic

E7 Episode 7: Sadako Will Appear Tonight

E8 Episode 8: If the Curse Is Broken, Someone Will Die

E9 Episode 9: The Fabricated Memory

E10 Episode 10: Sadako's Resurrection

E11 Episode 11: Ryuji Takayama Dies

E12 Episode 12: The Curse was Not Lifted. On The Thirteenth Day, A New Death Will Destroy the World

Overview

Fun facts

Details

Network

Production

Cast

Videos

More like this

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: The Seal Has Now Been Broken

E2 Episode 2: Killed By A Videotape

E3 Episode 3: A Stranger Is Watching...

E4 Episode 4: The Silent Virus

E5 Episode 5: The Resurrected Dead

E6 Episode 6: A New Psychic

E7 Episode 7: Sadako Will Appear Tonight

E8 Episode 8: If the Curse Is Broken, Someone Will Die

E9 Episode 9: The Fabricated Memory

E10 Episode 10: Sadako's Resurrection

E11 Episode 11: Ryuji Takayama Dies

E12 Episode 12: The Curse was Not Lifted. On The Thirteenth Day, A New Death Will Destroy the World

Fun facts

Episode 1: The Seal Has Now Been Broken

Episode 2: Killed By A Videotape

Episode 3: A Stranger Is Watching...

Episode 4: The Silent Virus

Episode 5: The Resurrected Dead

Episode 6: A New Psychic

Episode 7: Sadako Will Appear Tonight

Episode 8: If the Curse Is Broken, Someone Will Die

Episode 9: The Fabricated Memory

Episode 10: Sadako's Resurrection

Episode 11: Ryuji Takayama Dies

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

Episode 1: The Seal Has Now Been Broken

Episode 2: Killed By A Videotape

Episode 3: A Stranger Is Watching...

Episode 4: The Silent Virus

Episode 5: The Resurrected Dead

Episode 6: A New Psychic

Episode 7: Sadako Will Appear Tonight

Episode 8: If the Curse Is Broken, Someone Will Die

Episode 9: The Fabricated Memory

Episode 10: Sadako's Resurrection

Episode 11: Ryuji Takayama Dies

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