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Ringu (1998)

Prior to the 1998 theatrical release of "The Ring," there was a made-for-TV version that aired in 1995 on Fuji TV under the title "Ring: Kanzen-ban" ("Ring: the Complete Edition"). It starred Takahashi Katusnori as Kazuyuki Asakawa (replaced in the film version by Nanako Matushima as *Reiko* Asakawa) and pin-up girl Miura Ayane as Sadako Yamamura. While Ring: Kanzen-ban did try to follow the source material (the novel by Kouji Suzuki) more closely than the 1998 version, this film was incredibly, stunningly bad, and could more accurately have been titled "Ring: the Russ Meyer Version." Case-in-point, the demonic Yamamura Sadako character, so chillingly realized in the '98 theatrical release, was portrayed in the Fuji TV version by buxom young Miura who always appeared in the nude to claim her victims (which, while not necessarily a bad thing, does not lend itself well to creating a "horror" atmosphere.)

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