Ringu and mythology (research day 1)

Ringu and mythology

• The ring is a 4 part series of books by kaji Suzuki
• “In my opinion Sadako is a by product of her mothers connection to the supernatural rely, she has gained much more power than her mother and she cannot control it, she went mad with how people treated her mother and with how her father treated her, like a monster. What exactly Sadako and her mother were is a mystery but it seems that they weren’t evil at all, on the contrary they were victims of society and of their family.”
• It is believed that Sadakos mother is based off the medium Chizuku Mifune, who committed suicide
• Like the woman in the film a doctor conducted ESp card experiments on her. 
• They were to test whether or not Chizuku Mifane could tell what characters were on the cards without seeing them
• Her doctor claimed she could, at first, then her abilities declined
• There was talk of cheating and scientists became skeptical
• It was around this time her sister developed abilities
• On January 18th when she was 24 years old she committed suicide
• Her sister becoming a clairvoyant was becoming a problem for her
• Her reaction was “I have no use of the world”
• It is also believed that sadako is based off Kyoto tau -  A Japanese folk story a yoke that appears as bones wrapped in a shroud