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Birthday

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Three short stories orbiting Sadako and the trilogy's characters

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Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

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Quick recap

Birthday gathers three short stories: "Coffin in the Sky", "Lemon Heart" and "Happy Birthday". They orbit Sadako Yamamura and characters readers know from the trilogy. One follows Mai Takano, Ryuji's former assistant, at a moment when she is alone and hurt. Another goes back years to the theater where Sadako tried to be an actress. The third closes the collection. They are shorter and more intimate than the novels, and best read after the trilogy. First published in Japan in 1999, as the fourth book of the series.

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What changed on screen

  1. ReferenceThree stories

    The collection, published in Japan on February 5, 1999, gathers "Coffin in the Sky", "Lemon Heart" and "Happy Birthday". The stories sit at different points in the series.

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  2. Behind the scenesThe story that became a Japanese film

    "Lemon Heart" was the basis for the Japanese film Ring 0: Birthday (2000), a prequel about Sadako's youth. The American films do not use this material.

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