Japanese urban legends
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Introduction At first glance, Koji Shiraishi’s Shirome (2010) looks like a joke. It opens not with dread or blood or ghostly imagery, but with rehearsal footage of a real-life J-pop idol group (Momoiro Clover Z) practicing choreography, laughing with one another, and nervously talking about their dreams of one day performing on Kōhaku Uta Gassen,
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A Look at Koji Suzuki’s 1989 Novel Ring and Its Divergence from the Films Today, I want to discuss Koji Suzuki’s 1989 novel Ring, the chilling source material for the iconic media franchise that spawned several films, television series, and even a remake in Hollywood. While the various adaptations have veered into supernatural horror, the
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