Spiral (らせん, Rasen) 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]

Rasen
GenreDrama
Mystery
Horror
Directed byYoshihiro Kitayama
StarringGoro Kishitani
Takami Yoshimoto
Takashi Naitou
Risa Junna
Seiichi Tanabe
Akiko Yada
Yuka Nomura
Risa Eto
Takeshi Masu
Tae Kimura
Mayuko Azusa
Kouji Yazawa
Music byMasahiko Nishikiori
Dennis Martin
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducersKenji Shimizu
Sousuke Osabe
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkFuji TV
ReleaseJuly 1 (1999-07-01) –
September 23, 1999 (1999-09-23)

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.
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