He was the male lead in the original (lower budget and superior) Japanese version of The Ring He has been on Westworld and a whole bunch of Hollywood movies since the early 2000s, too often showing up in one scene to lend his presence and gravitas only to get killed off.
Shōgun, Shōgun and More Shōgun!
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The more exposed they are, the more they lose their mystery, which nearly happened during "Flux," though Chris Chibnall did steal some cool horror moments from Japanese horror movies of them creeping out of TV screens like Sadako from The Ring to scare the kids Because the Angels are nothing if they don't scare the[...]
The Ring was a very important horror film, and Scream Factory is paying homage to the three films in the franchise with a new box set Yes, for those who don't remember, there are three films in the series The whole thing is based on Ringu, the 1998 Japanese horror classic, and many thought it[...]
The Ring was a phenomenon when it came out in 2002 and introduced quite a few people to Japanese horror It is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, which is crazy to think about, and today Waxwork Records put up a vinyl version of the score to the film by Hans Zimmer for preorder This[...]
The Ring was one hell of a movie back in the day, and now you can bring it home in adorable Nendoroid form Good Smile Company has unveiled its newest mysterious figure as the ghastly vengeful spirit Sadako comes to life This is the creature that was made even more famous in The Ring, and[...]
The Ring is twenty years old this year, and Paramount is celebrating by releasing another edition of the film on Blu-ray, this time as a collectible Steelbook Starring Naomi Watts and setting off a pretty low period for US horror, it did open people's eyes to the excellent films coming out of Japan, so I[...]
Behaviour Interactive has officially released the latest major update into Dead By Daylight as Sadako climbs into the game.
Credit: Behaviour Interactive
Better known to western audiences as Ringu, or the girl from The Ring, the killer has been freaking people out on Twitch in the test servers for the past few weeks, as you can see[...]
She was the lead in the original Japanese version of The Ring where she played a reporter desperate to save herself and her son from the ghostly Sadako Naomi Watts played her role in the Hollywood remake She received critical acclaim for her various film roles, including Yomigaeri (2003), for which she was nominated for[...]
Sadako from The Ring and Kayako from Ju-on (aka "The Grudge") are the 21st Century updates of an archetype that has been part of Asian folklore for hundreds of years, made popular again by the movies.
Still from "Sadako vs Kayako", Shudder
A Universal Horror Archetype
The most striking thing about the likes of Sadako and Kayako is[...]
Of interest: the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Catch Me If You Can, Inception, Kill Bill 1&2, Pan's Labyrinth, TMNT, TMNT: The Secret of the Ooze, Naked Gun, and the debut of Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace.
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His mission is to find out how muzzles came to power and destroy them.
Sounds like a real squeal to me!
Hideo Nakata is returning to the franchise he scarred so many with, as he returns with a new film in The Ring series! Sadako will bring back the franchise, and we can't wait to shake hands with[...]
Poor Rings. The film has had a rough go of it, with it already being delayed two times. Well, it has just seen one more, moving from a lucrative October