#Ring: Kanzenban

[artblooger19moon]

Ring Franchise 🔘📺📼👻🇯🇵

Ringu - September 18 2023

Ringu 2 - October 3 2023

Ringu 0 Birthday - October 14 2023

The Ring - October 14 2023

Ring 2005 - September 8 2024

The Ring Two - September 8 2024

Rings 2017 - September 7 2024

Ring Kanzenban - September 9 2024

The Spiral -

Sadako 3D -

Sadako 3D 2 -

Sadako 2019 -

Sadako DX -

Sadako vs Kayako - June 18 2016

Ring: The Final Chapter -

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Ok.......so this is what I've finished so far (for Ju-On), in rough viewing order:

Katasumi

4444444444

Ju-On: The Curse

Ju-On: The Curse 2

Ju-On: The Grudge

Ju-On: The Grudge 2

Ju-On: Black Ghost

Ju-On White Ghost

So basically got the whole original series outta the way (I do recommend Black Ghost and then White Ghost last, since that's the more chorono accurate way). I like them all! JOTG2 was kinda......well I'd rank it lower than the other's (yes even Cursed 2 and BG/WG). I recommend watching a cut that makes The Curse 1/2 into "one movie" so you avoid the repeat scenes in TC2. BG/WG wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be, WG was a bit funny cause of the basketball but it was heartbreaking. The drama/story was stronger in WG imo, but BG had slightly better horror and a decent story too.

What's left for Ju-On (in rough viewing order):

Reboot: Ju-On: The Beginning of the End and Ju-On: The Final Curse

American series: The Grudge, The Grudge 1.5, The Grudge 2, Tales of the Grudge, The Grudge 3, The Grudge (2020)

TV: Ju-On: Origins

Crossover: Sadako vs Kayako (saving till after I do all of Ringu)

I don't think it matters if I watch Tales of the Grudge before or after The Grudge 2 tbh....

Ringu that I have to do:

Ringu/Ringu Kanzenban (1995): 1st adaptation, Based off of novel, most accurate adaptation.

Ringu (1998): Most popular I believe, not sure how loosely based it is on the novel.

Spiral (1998): Original sequel of Ringu (1998) but takes the sequel novels name? Seems to adapt parts of the novel at least.

Ringu 2: Second sequel to Ringu (1998), replaces Spiral (1998). Original story that ignores Spiral.

Ring 0: Birthday: Prequel to Ringu (1998), based off of short story in anthology novel titled birthday.

Sadako 3D: Loosely based on S novel

Sadako 3D2: Direct sequel to Sadako 3D, last installment of "Rasen" story line?

Sadako vs Kayako: Skip till later

Sadako: Sequel to Ringu 2 (1999)??? Loosely based off the Tide Novel. Seems to have a tie-in manga of "Sadako-san and Sadako-chan"

Sadako DX: Sequel to Spiral (1998)???????!!! Oh this is gonna be so confusing TT0TT Also not sure if I'll be able to watch this juuuust yet cause my luck there's no translation yet.

Ring: The Final Chapter: TV Show, seems to be a slight reboot

Rasen (TV series): Sequel to Ring: The Final Chapter, doesn't related much to source material

The Ring Virus: Korean adaptation of Ringu (1998)

The Ring: American adaptation of Ringu (199*)

Rings: Short film that serves as a sequel to The Ring and prelude to The Ring 2.

The Ring 2: Sequel to the American Ring, I think this plot is original.

Rings (2017): Sequel to The Ring 2, apparently based off of Spiral's premise.

Phew I think that's it- wait, what the fuck is a Hikiko-san VS Sadako???? Bunshinsaba vs Sadako???? 1, 2, AND 3????? Oh I'll cross that bridge when we get there. TT0TT

Honey, baby, sweetie. Why the fuck are you fighting everybody and their mother???? TT0TT

(anyway, gonna ignore reading novels/manga or watching the games for now)

[andrewtverylegitimateblog]

Ring (1995), Ring (1998), The Ring (2002)

"Frolic in brine, goblins be thine"- Ring(1998)

"Daddy loves horses"- The Ring(2002)

I went on a Ring binge this Friday. I watched so much Ring. Some of it good. Some of it truly just awful. Some of it pretty damn funny. I also went down something of a Ring rabbit hole.

Nakata Hideo's Ring is a compelling mystery emanating from a singular point of sinister intent that constantly engaged the viewer with horror elements that drew them into a world of psychics, curses, and more sinister things lurking below our truly scant understanding of our very own world. Gore Verbinski's The Ring is an almost excruciatingly generic American horror film, with jump scares galore and set in the most broodingly spooky of American cities, Seattle.

All the things that made Nakata Hideo's Ring interesting were completely absent in Gore Verbinski's The Ring. My criticisms of the The Ring are numerous, not only did the horror elements fail to land in any meaningful way because the director would continue to plaster them anywhere they could every five minutes to remind the viewer that this was indeed a horror film, but the mystery that engaged me in Ring was nearly utterly absent. There is a degree of mystery in The Ring, however in no way is any of it interesting, there also isn't enough time for any of it be discussed without that stupid concert violinist hidden just out of view to draw out a sting. Perhaps most infuriating about The Ring in comparison to Ring is the contents of the tape itself. Every image in Ring has a particular meaning that in some way connects it to the ongoing events. The video in The Ring is in so many ways made up completely of nonsense to the point that it made rich ground for parody.

There is so much to be said about The Ring in comparison to Ring, but what stood out most at the midpoint of The Ring was Sadako's mother. In Ring Shizuko Yamamura, Sadako's mother, was a young woman from a small island that seemed to maintain an intimate and strange relationship with the sea, and who's incredible psychic powers drew the attention of an academic who exploited her by placing her before audiences that ultimately feared and condemned her. In The Ring, American Shizuko Yamamura is a well to do equestrian enthusiast from a small island who seemed to occupy all of her time with horses. This horse narrative occupies almost half of The Ring's run time. The Ring is a genuinely stupid and exhaustingly outdated generic American horror film, while watching it however it made me appreciate things that I didn't originally engage with while watching Ring such as more complex narratives surrounding gender.

Nakata Hideo's Ring was not the first adaptation of Koji Suzuki's novel. In 1995 Fuji TV adapted Ring into a made for TV film directed by Chisui Takigawa and which would later be released on home video as Ring: Kanzenban. Of the films released, The Ring: Kanzenban is, what most claim, the most accurate to the original novel. The difference is obvious very early on when Reiko Asakawa is completely absent. Instead the narrative centers on Kazuyuki Asakawa, a reporter whose career has undergone some considerable difficulty due to his relationship with a psychic accused of murder. After coming into contact with the tape he must seek out the man who marred his career in order to save himself from the curse of the tape.

Ring:Kanzenban was fun to watch. At times the excessive slanted full body shots, sharp cuts with audio stings, and the overwhelming amount of flood lights lend to it something of a telenovela quality. Sadako's experiences are most fully centered in the film more then anything else. What follows is a story of sexual exploitation and spectral terror that feel like a more identifiable Onryo story adapted for modern audiences. What I appreciated most about it though was perhaps how when viewing the tape the psychic attack that resulted from it was much stronger with the viewers environments and senses being warped while watching it.

I watched a lot of Ring this weekend. For very different reasons the films I watched made me appreciate or gain insight into things I hadn't truly before. I've hade enough Ring for now to last me a while.

[ghostnight]

[thoseguysontheradio]

TGTB: The Ring Kanzenban Review!

Hey, Those Guys on the Radio fans! We’ve got some more #TGTB for you guys! We’re jumping back and looking at our review of The Ring Kanzenban!

Here’s the link to listen in! http://tobtr.com/10374599

Here's the YouTube link! 

[silvermoon424]

My Manga Collection (January 2021)

I’ve seen some other people posting their manga collections, so I figured I’d join in! I started collecting manga in 2006 when I got into my very first manga series (Pokemon Adventures) but didn’t begin in earnest until 2012 or so. I’m very proud of the collection I’ve managed to accumulate so I hope other people like my collection too!

Ah! My Goddess by Kōsuke Fujishima

Only One Wish by Mia Ikumi

Higurashi When They Cry: Festival Accompanying Arc by Karin Suzuragi

Chronicles of the Grim Peddler by Lee Jeoun-A

Two Gurren Lagann guidebooks, in Japanese

Elfen Lied by Lynn Okamoto

Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit by Motoro Mase 

The Ring by Hiroshi Takahashi

Happy Sugar Life by Tomiyaki Kagisora

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood by Hirohiko Araki

Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi

Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino

Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo by Matsuri Akino

Yokai Rental Shop by Shin Mashiba

Confidential Confessions by Reiko Momochi

Pichi Pichi Pitch (aka Mermaid Melody) by Michiko Yokote and Pink Hanamori

Magical Girl Site by Kentarō Satō

Reiko the Zombie Shop by Rei Mikamoto

Les Miserables (manga adaptation) by TszMei Lee

Nightmares for Sale by Kaoru Ohashi

Presents by Kanako Inuki

Mail by Housui Yamazaki

Dark Water by Meimu

Dark Metro by Tokyo Calen and Yoshiken

Tale of a White Night by Tooko Miyagi

Goth by Otsuichi and Kendi Oiwa

Beautiful People by Mitsukazu Mihara

Attack on Titan: No Regrets by Gun Snark and Hikaru Suruga

In Clothes Called Fat by Moyoco Anno

A Girl on the Shore by Inio Asano

Bride of Deimos by Etsuko Ikeda and Yuuho Ashibe

Limit by Keiko Suenobu

Helter Skelter by Kyoko Okazaki

Dolls omnibus (in Japanese) by Yumiko Kawahara

Ibitsu by Haruto Ryo

Beauty by  (Western comic) by Hubert and Kerascoët

Dolls by Yumiko Kawahara

Junji Ito manga:

Smashed 

Shiver

Venus in the Blind Spot

Dissolving Classroom

Frankenstein

Flesh-Colored Horror

Uzumaki

Museum of Terror volumes 1-3

Fragments of Horror 

Gyo

Remina by Junji Ito

No Longer Human by Junji Ito

Hell Girl by Miyuki Eto

Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu

Gurren Lagann by Kotaro Mori

Doll by Mitsukazu Mihara

Mantis Woman by Senno Knife

Various Sailor Moon artbooks from the anime, manga illustrations by Naoko Takeuchi, and fan artbooks

Sailor Moon Eternal Edition volume 1 by Naoko Takeuchi

Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi (2011 edition)

Codename: Sailor V by Naoko Takeuchi 

Codename: Sailor V by Naoko Takeuchi (kanzenban edition, in Japanese)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica by Hanokage

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story by Hanokage

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Rebellion Story by Hanokage

Puella Magi Oriko Magica by Kuroe Mura

Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer by Kuroe Mura

Puella Magi Tart Magica by Golden Pe Done

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story by Fuji Fujino

Puella Magi Suzune Magica by GAN

Puella Magi Kazumi Magica by Masaki Hiramatsu and Takashi Tensugi

Magia Archive volumes 1 and 2 (Magia Record artbooks)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Illustrated Book

You are Not Alone and With You (Artbooks for the first two PMMM compilation movies)

Only You (Artbook for PMMM Rebellion Story)

PMMM merchandise artbook

Pokemon Adventures (aka Pokemon Special) by Hidenori Kusaka and Mato/Satoshi Yamamoto. I own the complete set of the RBG, Yellow, GSC, FRLG, Emerald and HGSS arcs as well as a few volumes from the RS, DP, and Black/White arcs.

Various Pokemon 4koma (in Japanese)

Pokemon: I Choose You by Ryo Takamisaki

Phantom Thief Pokemon 7 by Miho Asada

The Rise of Darkrai by Ryo Takamisaki

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure by Shigekatsu Ihara

The Electric Tale of Pikachu by Toshihiro Ono

The Art of Pokemon Adventures by Satoshi Yamamoto (both English and Japanese versions)

The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu

Uzumaki (omnibus version) by Junji Ito

Tomie (omnibus version) by Junji Ito

I also have manga in storage. I didn’t feel like dragging everything out to photograph it so here are just the tops of the containers I keep them in in my closet.

Zenryaku Milk House by Yumiko Kawahara (in Japanese)

Sailor Moon (Mixx versions) by Naoko Takeuchi

Sailor Moon animanga volumes (in Japanese)

Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi

Inuyasha animanga volumes, created by Viz

The Art of Inuyasha

Inuyasha Manga Profiles

[localhorrornerd]

A Guide to the Ringu/Ring Films

This one was very hard to put together as there is just so much Ring content out there, so hopefully I’ve got everything here, and if not, I’m sure this guide will have to be updated later on anyway!

A Quick Introduction

Ringu/Ring is a series that centers around Sadako Yamamura (aka Samara Morgan & Park Eun-suh) and a cursed video that causes all who watch it to die within seven days (or in one version, two days). Sadako’s backstory varies from entry to entry in the franchise, but it is generally portrayed that she had some sort of psychic powers before she died, partially leading to how the curse works.

Ring originally started out as a series of novels written by Koji Suzuki before it was adapted as a tv movie in 1995, then followed up by an actual theatrical movie in 1998.

The Japanese Ring Films

As stated, the first actual Ring movie is a 1995 tv movie.

Ring: Kanzenban (1995)

This adaptation follows the original story of the novel, so there’s many differences to the version that we know now, but Sadako is still a part of the story. It’s certainly worth a watch if you’re interested in the novels.

Now this is where things become a bit more confusing. At some point with the Japanese films they sort of split into four categories: the ones that follow director Hideo Nakata’s timeline, the ones that follow the book timeline, the ones that follow both timelines, and the versus films. 

Both Timelines

Ring (1998)

Ring 0: Birthday (2000)

Ring/Ringu is obviously the movie we know today, that is very beloved. While it partially follows the books, it also has Hideo Nakata’s personal touches to it, that you’ll sort of see no matter what timeline you look at. Ring 0, however, is an origin story, and gives you a look into Sadako’s life before she died while she was a part of a theater troupe. It’s extremely tragic, and one of my personal favorites. 

Hideo Nakata Timeline

Ring 2 (1999)

Sadako (2019)

As implied, these two movies follow Hideo Nakata’s storyline, and are also two other movies in the franchise directed by him. Would recommend these two if you want to see a continuation of the story from the characters in the first film.

Rasen Timeline

Spiral/Rasen (1998)

Sadako 3D (2012)

Sadako 3D 2 (2013)

So here’s the interesting thing about Spiral/Rasen, it was actually released at the exact same time as the original 1998 movie. However, there ended up being much more interest in Ring rather than Spiral, so it quickly flopped upon release and is why we saw another sequel to Ring come out the next year. Though there was certainly some interest in it, as the Sadako 3D movies were released in 2012 and 2013. While these follow different characters, they still have ties back to the ones from Spiral, and follow the books to some extent.

Versus Films

Hikiko-san vs Sadako (2015)

Sadako vs Kayako (2016)

Bunshinsaba vs Sadako (2016)

Bunshinsaba vs Sadako 2 (2017)

Basically, a bunch of movies portraying Sadako fighting other ghosts from Japanese/Chinese media. Each one is vastly different, but definitely fun if you’re into seeing that sort of thing! Note: at this time I am unable to find a translated version of the first Bunshinsaba vs Sadako movie, however, it won’t be an issue to watch the second as I was able to watch it easily without knowing the plot of the first (if you can find a translated version though, feel free to inform me!) Note: the Bunshinsaba vs Sadako films are actually Chinese movies, but since i was covering the vs films here, I felt it’d be best to just add it rather than making a whole different category.

The TV Series

Ring: The Final Chapter (1999)

Rasen (1999)

The last bit of Ring media we have to cover in Japan, Ring actually got a tv series with two seasons, one with 12 episodes and the other with 13 - the episodes running about 45 minutes each. Though I have not seen it yet so I can’t give great detail, it’s said to loosely be based off the novel along with the 1998 Ring film.

Updates

since making this of course more Ring media has came out, so any updates i will add as they come along

Sadako DX (2022) - haven’t seen it myself yet, but it’s stated to be a sequel to Spiral (1998)

The Ring Virus Film

A quick extra stop before we get to the American films, The Ring Virus (1999) is a South Korean remake of both the 1998 Ring movie, but also Ring: Kanzenban to an extent as well. It borrows many elements from both, and instead of Sadako we have Park Eun-suh as our cursed ghost this time. While I wouldn’t say it adds really anything new to the series, still worth the watch if you want to see all of the Ring movies.

The American Ring Films

The Ring (2002)

The Ring Two (2005)

Rings (2017)

I don’t think much needs to be said here. The Ring was a very popular remake in America and is what is credited for starting the J-Horror remake phase over here. The popularity caused for two current sequels to be made, one even directed by Hideo Nakata himself (The Ring Two). Obviously it’s a much more Americanized version of the series, with Sadako this time being replaced with Samara Morgan, which unlike herself in both the Japanese and Korean films, is a child, which adds a lot to how Samara’s story is played out differently from Sadako’s. 

Other Media

If you’re looking for other media pertaining to the Ring Franchise, here’s some for you:

The Ring novel series by Koji Suzuki (consisting of 6 books: Ring, Spiral, Loop, Birthday, S & Tide)

The manga series (consisting of 6 different volumes all following different movies)

The Ring: Terror’s Realm (Dreamcast Game)

Rings (2005 short film)

Various other mangas and comics by different authors (Sadako-san and Sadako-chan, Sadako at the End of the World, Sadako)

And there you have it! A hopefully helpful guide to the Ringu/Ring franchise! Of course, new stuff will be added as time passes.

[dragonballwish]

Yall my dragon ball kanzenban manga comes in today !!! Days early !!!! I am so anJzjsjhdhdhdjd HYPE I am tapping my feet waiting for the doorbell to ring sjdjdn ndnd

[horrorjapan]

What are some j-horror films that you feel don't get enough love? (particularly if there's a good dvd or blu-ray release out there) There's a lot of discussion about the big powerhouses like Kwaidan, Ringu, Dark Water, Kuroneko, Jigoku, etc. - I'm curious what your journeys have shown you, in terms of secret corners of the genre, that have truly gotten their claws in.

The Ghost Story of Yotsuya

This is a difficult one. You ask any Japanese horror filmmaker and they’ll probably state this as the prototypical Japanese horror film, and it definitely is, but it’s still completely overlooked in the West. It got a short release on Hulu through Criterion a few years back, but to my knowledge, that’s it. Not only my favourite Japanese horror film, but probably the best horror film of that decade too.

Battle Heater Kotatsu

Fantastically stylish and energetic horror comedy from the 1980s in the style of Return of the Living Dead. Great soundtrack, inventive special effects and cinematography, as well as being the only live-action horror movie I can think of that’s entirely about Tsukumogami. Sure, the film is about a haunted Kotatsu, but is it really any sillier than a haunted videotape? The director, Joji Iida went on to direct the original adaptation of Ringu with Ringu Kanzenban as well as Ranse, the discarded Ring sequel.

Blind Beast

I don’t even know if this film is well regarded or not, but I know I rarely ever see it mentioned. Directed by Japanese New Wave filmmaker Yasuzo Masumura from a story by god of Ero-guro-nansetsu Edogawa Rampo it’s a pretty wild movie despite being set almost entirely in one room. Up there with Teruo Ishii’s Horrors of Malformed Men as the best examples of the genre. Some of the most avant-garde set design you’ll ever see.

[llpodcast]

(Literary License Podcast)

Book:  Ringu By Koji Suzuki

​Film: Ring (1998)

 A Japanese mystery horror novel by Koji Suzuki first published in 1991, and set in modern-day Japan. The novel was the first in the Ring novel series, and the first of a trilogy, along with two sequels: Spiral (1995) and Loop (1998). The original Ring novel sold 500,000 copies by January 1998, and 1.5 million copies by July 2000.[1] Ring was the basis for the Ring franchise, including a 1995 television film (Ring: Kanzenban), a 1998 theatrical film of the same name (Ring), a television series (Ring: The Final Chapter), and two international film remakes of the 1998 film: a South Korean version (The Ring Virus) and an English-language version (The Ring).

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This Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata and based on the 1991 novel by Koji Suzuki stars stars Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani and Hiroyuki Sanada, and follows a reporter who is racing to investigate the mystery behind a cursed videotape that kills the viewer seven days after watching it. It is titled The Ring (stylized as the Ring) in English in Japan and released as Ringu in North America.

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Production took approximately nine months. Ring and its sequel Spiral were released in Japan at the same time. After its release, Ring was a huge box office success in Japan and was acclaimed by critics. It inspired numerous follow-ups in the Ring franchise, popularized J-horror internationally, and triggered a trend of Western remakes, starting with the 2002 American film The Ring.

 Opening Credits; Introduction (1.01); Firey Kitten Podcast Trailer (25.37); Introduction to the Book (26.11); Plot Synopsis (27.07); Forming the Plot (31.09); Book Thoughts (1:24.32); Introducing a Film (1:30.26); Film Trailer  The Ring (Japanese)/The Ring (US) (1:31.41);  Lights, Camera, Action (1:35.46); Epilogue (2:16.22); With Nothing To Say Podcast Trailer (2:24.37); End Credits (2:25.06); Closing Credits (2:29.35)

 Opening Credits– Classical Jingle by Dan Hughes

 Closing Credits – Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash. Taken from the album Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash. Copyright 1963 Columbia Nashville Records

 Original Music copyrighted 2022 Dan Hughes Music and the Literary License Podcast. 

 All rights reserved and used by kind permission.

 All songs available through Amazon.

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DIRECTORY

each game is sorted left to right, top to bottom in the archive. Each date contains the following ranges:

2017/4: 3 Ninjas Kick Back - After Burner II

2017/3:  Air Buster -  Corporation

2017/2: Cosmic Carnage -  Flicky

2017/1:  Forgotten Worlds -  Madou Monogatari I

2016/12:  Magic Girl -  Pro Striker Final Stage

2016/11:  Psy-O-Blade -  Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage

2016/10:  Spider-Man & Venom: Separation Anxiety -  Thunder Force III

2016/9:  Thunder Force IV -  Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair 

2016/8:  Wonder Boy in Monster World - Zoop 

Browse games by year of release:

1988: 4 games

1989: 24 games

1990: 62 games

1991: 115 games

1992: 111 games

1993: 126 games

1994: 126 games

1995: 63 games

1996: 13 games

1997: 1 game

1998: 1 game

Additional tags:

#underrated: it’s not even necessarily a great soundtrack, but it’s better than you think. and you probably haven’t heard it before.

#good: it’s not perfect, but it’s still pretty darn good.

#rec: the best of the best. 

As this was my first project, I missed quite a few games that didn’t have their soundtracks ripped. Below the cut is a list of those, plus some recommendations based on what I have heard.  

key: 👌 = good 👍♥ = rec

16 Zhang Mahjong (MD, unl, nsfw)

688 Attack Sub (MD)

A Dinosaur's Tale (MD, sound test 48...50....too many good tunes to ignore.) 👌

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (MD)

Adventurous Boy: Mao Xian Xiao Zi (MD, unl) 👌

Andre Agassi Tennis (MD, might only have two songs?)

Aq Renkan Awa (MD, unl)

Art Alive! (MD, might only have a single song?)

Australian Rugby League (MD, weirdly trying to be dancey but not quite working. fascinating really.)

Awesome Possum Kicks Dr Machino's Butt! (MD)

Aworg (MD, seganet) 👌

Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (MD)

Baby Boom (MD, prototype) 👌

Baby's Day Out (MD, prototype)

Barbie Super Model (MD)

Barbie Vacation Adventure (MD, unreleased)

Barkley Shut Up and Jam 2 (MD, interesting tunes but not necessarily a rip priority.)

Bass Masters Classic (MD)

BC Racers (32X)

Beastball (MD, unreleased)

Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest(MD)

Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast (MD)

Best of the Best: Championship Karate (MD)

Bill's Tomato Game (MD, unreleased) 👌👌

Bill Walsh College Football (MD) 

Bill Walsh College Football 95 (MD) 

Blackthorne (32X)

Bomboy (MD, unlicensed)

Bonkers (MD)

Brian Lara Cricket (MD) 

Brian Lara Cricket 96 (MD) 

Brutal: Above the Claw (32X)

Bubsy II (MD)

Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (MD)

Budokan: The Martial Spirit (MD)

Bulls versus Blazers and the NBA Playoffs (MD, also one for the lakers but it appears to be the same music-wise)

Burning Fists: Force Striker (Sega CD, prototype, has some FM tunes as well)

Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball (MD)

Captain Planet and the Planeteers (MD)

Centurion: Defender of Rome (MD)

Champions World Class Soccer (MD)

Championship Pool (MD, not great but ez to rip, including titles)

Chao Ji Da Fu Weng (MD, unl)

Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (MD, fast and silly, the GEMS quality is outshone by the fun) 👌

Clay Fighter (MD)

Cliffhanger (MD, seems to be pretty good and dancy afaict) 👌

Clue (MD)

College Football USA 96  (MD, sound test 65-124. the first is 👌👌 but the rest, not so much...)

College Football USA 97 (MD, sound test 65-124. the first two are good anyway...)

College Football's National Championship (MD)

College Football's National Championship II (MD, same as the first)

College Slam (MD, not bad)

Cosmic Spacehead (MD)

Crystal's Pony Tale (MD)

CutThroat Island (MD)

David Crane's Amazing Tennis (MD)

David Robinson's Supreme Court (MD) 👌

Davis Cup Tennis ~ Davis Cup World Tour

Death Duel (MD)

Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (MD)

Dial Q o Mawase! (MD, unl) 👌

Dick Vitale's "Awesome, Baby!" College Hoops (MD, not bad actually...)

Doom (32X)

Double Clutch (MD)

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (MD)

Dragon's Lair: The Adventure Continues (MD, prototype)

Duke Nukem 3D (MD)

EA Hockey (MD)

ESPN Baseball Tonight (MD)

ESPN National Hockey Night (MD)

ESPN Speed World (MD)

ESPN Sunday Night NFL (MD)

Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing (MD)

Ex-Mutants (MD)

F-117 Night Storm (MD, nice sound design) 👌

F-22 Interceptor: Advanced Tactical Fighter (MD, the most chill music for a fighter)

Family Feud (MD)

Fantasia (MD)

Fantastic Dizzy (MD)

Feng Kuang Tao Hua Yuan (MD)

Feng Shen Ying Jie Chuan (MD)

Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau (MD)

Fever Pitch Soccer (MD)

Fifa International Soccer (MD, you can tell it was Jeff van Dykes early work. groovy!) 👌

FIFA Soccer 95 (MD)

FIFA Soccer 96 (MD, 32X) 👌

FIFA 97: Gold Edition (MD, house music!) 👍♥

FIFA Road to World Cup 98 (MD)

Flash Point (MD, unreleased)

Foreman For Real (MD, thick) 👍♥

Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball (MD, not bad)

Fun 'n' Games (MD)

Funny World & Balloon Boy (MD, unl)

Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (MD, its ok but super easy to rip...with titles!)

Generations Lost (MD)

GO-NET (MD, has at least one song)

Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples (32X) 👌

Goofy's Hysterical History Tour (MD, why is track 86 so good)

Greatest Heavyweights (MD, groovy) 👍♥

Hard Drivin' (MD)

HardBall! (MD, unl)

HardBall 3 (MD, unl) 

HardBall 94 (MD) 

HardBall 95 (MD) 👌

Haunting Starring Polterguy (MD)

Hei Tao 2: Super Big 2 (MD, unl, pretty ok! see sound test 12)

Home Alone (MD, easy to rip but not too great...)

Home Alone 2 (MD, check out sound test 07)

Hua Mu Lan: Mulan (MD, unl)

Huan Le Tao Qi Shu: Smart Mouse (MD, unl)

Hyokkori Hyoutanjima: Daitouryou wo Mezase! (MD)

IMG International Tour Tennis (MD, one song?)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (MD) 

Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones (MD, only tune 4 is worth ripping imo) 

International Rugby (MD) 

Ishido: The Way of Stones (MD, one song...)

It Came from the Desert (MD, unreleased)

Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings (MD) 

J.League Pro Striker Kanzenban (MD) 👌 

Jammit (MD) 👍♥ 👍♥ 

Jelly Boy (MD, unreleased)

Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl (MD) 

Jiu Ji Ma Jiang II: Ye Yan Bian (MD, unl)

Joe Montana Football (MD) 

Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football (MD)

Jordan vs Bird (MD) 

Judge Dredd (MD)

Justice League Task Force (MD, its no SoR but its dancey) 👌

Kawasaki Superbike Challenge (MD) 

Kick Off 3: European Challenge (MD)

La Russa Baseball 95 (MD) 👌

Ling Huan Daoshi (MD, unl, shares music with Magic Girl) 

Lobo (MD, unreleased, not bad!)

Long (MD, unl, claims to have music but i hear no sound?)

M-1 Abrams Battle Tank (MD)

Ma Jiang Qing Ren: Ji Ma Jiang Zhi (MD, unl)

Ma Qiao E Mo Ta: Devilish Mahjong Tower (MD, unl)

Madden NFL '94 (MD)

Madden NFL '95 (MD)

Madden NFL '96 (MD, not bad)

Madden NFL '97 (MD)

Madden NFL '98 (MD, same as 97)

Mario Andretti Racing (MD)

Mario Andretti Hockey (MD)

Math Blaster: Episode 1 (MD)

Medal City (MD)

Mega SWIV (MD)

MegaMind (MD, short and simple but its so nice) 👍♥ 

MegaNet (Brazil) (MD)

Meng Huan Shui Guo Pan: 777 Casino (MD, really not bad besides the instrumentation...)

Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (MD)

MiG-29 Fighter Pilot (MD)

Mike Ditka Power Football (MD)

MLBPA Baseball (MD)

Monopoly (MD)

Motocross Championship (32X)

Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad (MD, unreleased) 👌

Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (MD)

Mutant League Hockey (MD)

NBA Action '94 (MD) 👌 

NBA Action '95 Starring David Robinson (MD, holy funk) 👍♥ 

NBA All-Star Challenge (MD) 👌

NBA Hang Time (MD) 👍♥ 

NBA Jam - Tournament Edition (32X, has a PWM track unseen on the MD versions)

NBA Live 98 (MD)

NBA Showdown '94 (MD, has sound test) 👍♥ 

NCAA Final Four Basketball (MD)

NCAA Football (MD)

Newman-Haas IndyCar Featuring Nigel Mansell (MD)

NFL 98 (MD, even has a titled sound test!) 👌 

NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana (MD)

NFL Quarterback Club (MD, 32X)

NFL Sports Talk Football '93 Starring Joe Montana (MD)

NHL 94 (MD, for some reason this chill Hubbard music really works for me) 👌 

NHL 95 (MD)

NHL 96 (MD, activ-8 yall ready for this)

NHL 97 (MD)

NHL 98 (MD, same music as 97)

NHL Hockey (MD)

NHLPA Hockey 93 (MD)

Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama (MD)

Oh Mummy Genesis (MD)

Olympic Gold (MD)

Olympic Summer Games (MD)

Out of this World /  Another World (MD)

Outlander (MD, dance tunes!) 👌

Paperboy (MD)

Pelé! (MD)

Pelé II: World Tournament Soccer (MD) 👌 

Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors (Sega CD, unreleased)

Pete Sampras Tennis (MD, one song?)

PGA Tour Golf (MD)

PGA Tour Golf II (MD)

PGA Tour Golf III (MD)

PGA European Tour (MD)

PGA Tour 96 (MD, only 2 songs? same tunes as III)

Phantom 2040 (MD)

Pirates! Gold (MD)

Pit-Fighter (MD)

Power Monger (MD)

Primal Rage (MD)

Primal Rage (32X)

Premier Manager (MD) 

Premier Manager 97 (MD)

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (MD, unreleased)

Psycho Pinball (MD)

Putty Squad (MD, unreleased)

R.B.I. Baseball 3 (MD)

R.B.I. Baseball 4 (MD)

R.B.I. Baseball '93 (MD, sound test 5 is ace. the rest is meh)

R.B.I. Baseball '94 (MD, see below)

R.B.I. Baseball '95 (32X, same as 94.) 👌

Ransei no Hasha (MD)

Revolution X (MD)

Risk (MD)

Road Blasters (MD, very fm but not bad yo) 

Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball (MD, only a few non-jingles but theyre nice ok) 👌

Rugby World Cup 95 (MD)

Sampras Tennis 96 (MD)

San Guo Zhi V (MD, unl, a port of a saturn game with a surprisingly strong soundtrack) 👌 

Sangokushi IV (32X)

Scholastic's The Magic School Bus: Space Exploration Game (MD, this falls just short of good...but i dig the arrangement. track 2 and 4 esp.) 👌 

Scooby-Doo Mystery (MD)

Scrabble (MD, unreleased)

SeaQuest DSV (MD)

Sesame Street Counting Cafe (MD. brunch/desert is a jam yo)

Shanghai II - Dragon's Eye (MD)

Shi Jie Zhi Bang Zheng Ba Zhan - World Pro Baseball 94 (MD, unl)

Slam: Shaq vs. the Legends (MD, prototype, single song.)

Slaughter Sport (MD)

Soul Star X (32X, prototype)

Spider-Man (Acclaim) (MD. interesting music at least...)  👌????

Spider-Man: Web of Fire (32X)

Spirou (MD)

Star Control (MD, unl, only one song)

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator (32X)

Star Wars Arcade (32X)

Starflight (MD)

Steel Talons (MD)

Stone Protectors (MD, unreleased. pretty alright + easy to rip. note to self get track 8 and 9.) 

Summer Challenge (MD, unl)

Super Battleship: The Classic Naval Combat Game (MD)

Super Kick Off (MD) 👌

Swamp Thing (MD, prototype, only one song)

Sword of Sodan (MD)

Syndicate (MD. already have sega cd version)

T-Mek (32X)

Taiwan Daheng (MD, unl)

Taz in Escape from Mars (MD)

Taz-Mania (MD)

Team USA Basketball (MD, one song and several anthems afaict. i dig the groove tho) 👌 

TechnoClash (MD)

Technocop (MD)

Tecmo Super Hockey (MD)

Tecmo Super NBA Basketball (MD)

Telebradesco Residência (MD, unl, might only have the intro song?)

Test Drive II: The Duel (MD, unl)

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (MD)

The Berenstain Bears' Camping Adventure (MD) 

The Chaos Engine (MD) 👍♥ 

The Chaos Engine 2 (MD, prototype) 👌 

The Death and Return of Superman (MD)

The Incredible Crash Dummies (MD)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (MD, this is easy to rip so why hasnt it been?) 👍♥ 

The Pagemaster (MD)

The Smurfs Travel the World (MD)

Theme Park (MD)

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (MD)

Time Killers (MD)

Timecop (Sega CD, unreleased) 👌 

Tintin in Tibet (MD, a few good tunes among the GEMS)

TNN Bass Tournament of Champions (MD, surprisingly decent. 1 2 rip.) 

TNN Outdoors Bass Tournament '96 (MD)

Total Football (MD)  👌

Triple Play 96 (MD, almost a perfect soundtrack...might be worth a rec anyway)  👌 

Troy Aikman NFL Football (MD)

True Lies (MD)

Two Tribes: Populous II (MD, doesn’t appear to have music?)

Ultimate Soccer (MD, might only have one song?) 👌 

Ultraman (MD)

Unnecessary Roughness '95 (MD)

Urban Strike (MD, unripped but worth ripping imo!) 👌 

Virtua Hamster (32X, prototype)

Wacky Races (MD, unreleased)

Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio (MD) 👍♥ 

Warlock (MD)

WarpSpeed (MD, unl)

Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars (MD)

Whac-a-Critter (MD, unl)

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego (MD) 

Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego (MD)

WildSnake (MD, unreleased)

Winter Challenge (MD)

Winter Olympic Games (MD, has a sound test too)  👌

World Championship Soccer II (MD) 

World Series Baseball (MD, probably the best of this series, still only one song though) 

World Series Baseball '95 (MD) 

World Series Baseball '96 (MD)

World Series Baseball '98 (MD)

World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders (32X, possibly only one song?)

WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game (32X)

X-Men: Mind Games (32X, prototype) 👍♥ 

X-Perts (MD, one song and lots of drone SFX)

Xenon 2: Megablast (MD)

Ya Se Chuan Shuo (MD, unl) 👌 

Yang Jia Jiang - Yang Warrior Family (MD, unl) 👌 

Yogi Bear - Cartoon Capers (MD)

Zany Golf (MD)

Zhuo Gui Da Shi - Ghost Hunter (MD, unl)

Zombie High (MD, prototype, shares a tune with Crue Ball)

plus a few seganet games that i missed

[ringcult]

Ring: Kanzenban (1995)

[mewcifur]

[thoseguysontheradio]

TGOTR: The Ring Kanzenban (Complete) Review!

Hey, Those Guys on the Radio fans! Today, we have another one from the archives! In this episode, Matt and Tristan review The Ring Kanzenban (Complete) for Friday Night Movies!

https://thoseguysradio.podbean.com/e/the-ring-kanzenban-complete-review/

[cinephiliac403]

Ring: Kanzen-ban (1995) directed by Chisui Takigawa 

Based off of the novel by Koji Suzuki 

Written by Joji Iida and Taizo Soshigaya

Starring: Katsunori Takahashi, Akiko Hinagata, Ayane Miura, and Yoshio Harada.

Runtime: 1h 50min

Rated: Unrated

(Warning: Spoilers)

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Overview (IMDb Summary Written by Jean-Marc Rocher)

“In different parts of Tokyo, four young and seemingly healthy people suddenly die of heart failure at exactly the same moment. Reporter Kazuyuki Asakawa decides to investigate the deaths, and discovers that the four had stayed at a rural inn together just a week earlier. At the inn, he comes across a strange video that ends with a message saying that anyone who watches it will die exactly seven days later. Now the clock is ticking for Asakawa. Can he break the curse in time?”

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Review:

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Quote: “If you don’t want to die, there’s only one way to live: Those who have seen this video must... ” ~ Sadako Yamamura

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Ring: Kanzen-ban (1995) is a Japanese television film based of of Koji Suzuki’s excellent horror/mystery novel Ring (1991/2004). It aired on Fuji TV on August 11. The film is known as the first visual adaptation of the novel. It is also the only film that follows the novel almost unchanged (this makes the film unique because every other adaptation of the novel has been changed excessively). 

Due to this unchanged nature I find this adaptation to be the best. Not only is the adaptation accurate it also is the most entertaining when it comes to its acting, soundtrack, etc. The film comes off as less horror and more mystery. Even with this lack of horror, the film still keeps the viewer entertained. 

All of the characters are portrayed perfectly. Yoshio Harada nails his performance as a more lay back (and less rapey) version of Ryuji Takayama. Katsunori Takahashi plays a frightened Kazuyuki Asakawa to the point where I believe his distress to be genuine. 

Some of the aspects that they covered within the film that came from the novel I enjoyed finally seeing (this includes the projection of memories with a blink, and a reference to the cycle and reproduction of the tape as an aspect of the grudge created by Sadako). They did leave out some concepts to make sure that the film didn't run longer then 95 minutes, which is a shame because every ounce of content from the novel is amazing. 

They even added small details within the film that would have actually added to the novel’s story. In the novel, we find out that Jotaro Nagao (an old doctor) killed Sadako. Nagao obviously feels ashamed of what he did, even though Sadako made him do it. Even with this shame, his future fate is left open. The film shows a small scene depicting the suicide of Jotaro. This closure to his character felt correct, even if it makes no difference to the overall ending of the story. 

All in all I enjoyed the film immensely. Even though I now have to review a gaggle of lesser adaptations I can at least look back to this film and see that someone cared enough to not change every aspect of the film. 

(Also boobs, that is all). 

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Final Verdict: 4/5

(Next Review: Ringu (1998) by Hideo Nakata)

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Links:

IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235133/

Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring:_Kanzenban

Letterboxd Page: http://letterboxd.com/film/ringu-jiko-ka-henshi-ka-4-tsu-no-inochi-wo-ubau-shojo-no-onnen/

My Letterboxd Page: http://letterboxd.com/Fedorahawk/

My Letterboxd Review: http://letterboxd.com/fedorahawk/film/ringu-jiko-ka-henshi-ka-4-tsu-no-inochi-wo-ubau-shojo-no-onnen/