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Ring 0: Birthday. Ring 0: Birthday (リング0 バースデイ, Ringu Zero: Bāsudei) is a 2000 Japanese supernatural psychological thriller film directed by Norio Tsuruta, from a screenplay by Hiroshi Takahashi, based on the short story "Lemon Heart" from the Birthday anthology by Koji Suzuki. A prequel to Ring (1998), the story follows the ...
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- Yukie Nakama
- Norio Tsuruta
- Horror, Mystery & Thriller
It was created to be a replacement sequel for Ring, as the actual sequel Rasen was a box office bomb. A prequel, Ring 0: Birthday, was released in 2000. The movie is based on the short story "Lemon Heart" from Suzuki's 1999 book, Birthday (the fourth book in the series).
- Ring 0: Birthday (2000) Runtime: 1 hour, 39 minutes | Cast: Yuki Nakama (Sadako Yamamura), Seiichi Tanabe (Hiroshi Toyama), Kumiko Aso (Etsuko Tachihara), Takeshi Wakamatsu (Yusaku Shigemori)
- Ringu (1995) Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes | Cast: Katsunori Takahashi (Kazuyuki Asakawa), Ayane Miura (Sadako Yamamura), Mai Tachihare (Shizuka Asakawa), Maha Hamada (Mai Takano)
- Ringu (1998) Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes | Cast: Nanako Matsushima (Reiko Asakawa), Miki Nakatani (Mai Takano), Yuko Takeuchi (Tomoko Oishi), Hitomi Sato (Masami), Yoichi Numata (Takashi Yamamura), Rie Ino’o (Sadako Yamamura), Rikiya Otaka (Yoichi Asakawa), Hiroyuki Sanada (Ryuji Takayama)
- Rasen (1998) Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutes | Cast: Nanako Matsushima (Reiko Asakawa), Miki Nakatani (Mai Takano), Yuko Takeuchi (Tomoko Oishi), Hitomi Sato (Masami), Yoichi Numata (Takashi Yamamura), Hinaka Saeki (Sadako Yamamura)
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The events in The Ring Volume 0: Birthday take place 30 years prior to the events in previous manga installments and films. The antagonist, Sadako Yamamura, has been put into the role of protagonist and her background is explored. The manga opens in Tokyowith two women having a conversation over their phones about a dream related to a video. In the...
Journalist Miyaji Akiko begins conducting an investigation on the girl known as Sadako, believing she is responsible for her fiancé's death. Sadako works at a Tokyo theatre troupe and is considered an outcast. During rehearsals, the lead actress Aiko is mysteriously struck down dead. Despite the troupe's disapproval, the director Shigemori bequeath...
The Ring Volume 0: Birthday (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopediaIf you are a Ringu fan, Ring 0: Birthday is a must watch. Ring 0: Birthday does a fantastic job of diving into Sadako’s backstory. It really shows you how tragic her character is. This film acts more like thriller/drama with some horror elements in it. There are a few very bone chilling scenes but this isn’t exactly a scary film.
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22nd January 2000 – Ring 0 Birthday is released in cinemas, directed by Tsuruta Norio. Jan/Feb 2000 - Ring Birthday radio drama released on CD by Eye Network, EW-101C. Also contains a calendar from March 2000 to Feb 2001.
