Sadako Yamamura — Ring 2 Character Profile

About Sadako Yamamura

Central vengeful spirit and primary antagonist of the franchise, cursed via a videotape that kills viewers in seven days.

Sadako Yamamura — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Other

Abilities

Psychic powers, Telekinesis, Curse projection, Apparition manifestation, Survival in well

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 1/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Sadako Yamamura appears in 6 titles

• The Spiral (1998) — character page
• Ring (1998) — character page
• Ring 2 (1999)
• Ring 0 (2000) — character page
• Sadako 3D (2012) — character page
• Sadako vs. Kayako (2016) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Rie Ino'o

Appears in

Ring 2 (1999)

Role

Minor

Relationships (3)

• Sadako Yamamura — Conflict Manifestation — Masami Kurahashi (Hitomi Sato)

  Vengeful spirit physically manifests through Masami's psychic vulnerability.

• Sadako Yamamura — Conflict Victim — Kanae Sawaguchi (Kyoko Fukada)

  Curse victim whose trauma and death fuel Sadako's lingering presence.

• Sadako Yamamura — Conflict Target — Mai Takano (Miki Nakatani)

  Protagonist directly opposes and attempts to contain the primary antagonist.

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