RASEN is a weird and forgotten follow-up to RING, filmed at the same time but going in a very different direction to the official sequel, RING 2. RASEN expands on the philosophical plot-points raised by the first film and the novel on which it was based and as such is much more of a metaphysical journey with science fiction aspects. All of that doesn't really amount to much, though, in a film which is too low budget and fumbled for its own good.

There are none of the traditional ghost story thrills here, or if they do appear then they're not very effective. The cast members go through the motions but there's little of the sense of drive or power that RING possessed. It all feels very dated in a late 1990s way. I think people forget the sheer intensity of the RING trilogy and in comparison to those films, RASEN is merely an oddball thriller and not a very engaging one either, unfortunately.

I guess even though this was made with the original ring movie, this has nothing to do with it. And you even have one prominent character (actor) from the original movie in here, right at the beginning of the movie too. So while this takes a different approach to the ring saga/take, it still was part of the box set that Arrow films released.

So this is closer to the original source apparently and therefor might seem strange to some. Especially those who are more familiar with the well and the haunting itself as it happened. If you can detach yourself from that, you may have some fun with it. Acting is very solid and the movie is decent to say the least

If you loved Ringu(1998),I suggest do not go for this movie. It will spoil all the entertainment you had on Ringu. Rather than terror and horror, this movie contain scientific views. Trying to explain everything with a proof. And which I believe has not succeeded. Also sex came into scene, in this movie which spoiled the horror effect.

This movie was from the author of book of "Ringu". But failed to interpret the novel completely.

Watch Ringu, Ringu2 and Ringu 0. After that if you still want to watch a Ring movie, watch Rasen. Before watch erase all theories you learned from other Ringu movies