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| | The Ring Cycle |
 | | The story of Ring would seem at first to be rooted firmly in the 20th century, with its central urban-legend theme of a cursed videotape which kills anyone who see it within 7 days; however, the mysterious main character, Yamamura Sadako, is definitely based on a very traditional Japanese character: the vengeful female ghost. |
 | | Somewhat unsurprisingly, a prequel was made in 2000, Ring 0:Birthday, this time directed by Norio Tsuruta, which provided a fitting and satisfying end to the series, a film which finally explained nearly all of the Sadako mysteries and chose a more dramatic than horrific style. |
 | | The best website on the Net dedicated to the Ring series is J Lopez's fabulous Ringworld, based at http://www.theringworld.com, where you'll find all manner of reviews, plot discussions, timelines, pictures, fan-art, wallpapers, downloads and also the amazing Ring Forum community. |
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