Talk:Sadako Yamamura

message: Article is primarily about the character of Sadako Yamamura, so the main picture should be of that character. The current picture is of Samara Morgan, and should be moved down to her section.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.149.25.223 (talk) 11:19, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect Picture 

message: Requested a move to Sadako Yamamura Arrigo 18:28, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: you forgot to attach the link to this page132.205.46.188 20:00, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Move - swap names

message: I don't think the comment about Multiple Personality Disorder is appropriate, as it's almost completely unsubstantiated. My impression on seeing the film was that both personalities truly had become one, and she simply couldn't handle everything coming together.
:You didn't? It seemed to make a lot of sense to me- she switches between "creepy Sadako" and "regular Sadako" modes very obviously, when she's killing people you can't see her face and she looks very much like Sadako in the tape, but then afterwards she reverts to the scared, sad, regular Sadako. Why else would she kill whatsisface who she was in love with? I don't think regular Sadako would have murdered all those people. (Darien Shields 20:44, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Whether we think it does or not isn't really the point, as this is not the place for Original Research. Have 3rd party references such as reviews drawn a comparison to multiple personality disorder? If not, I feel that this comment seems out of place and is original speculation. Mdwh 20:24, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Multiple Personality Disorder 

message: Does anyone know if the CC & SH game references are noteworthy?  I wasn't able to find anything out about it via a Google Search, the referencing website is on Geocities (which seems to be advertising), and the whole reference reads like advertising copy.  Unless anyone else can find justification for this, I think it really needs to go.--Mitsukai 01:23, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. (Darien Shields 03:39, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Removing reference, as it is non-notable.--Mitsukai 04:11, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

text: The problem really wasn't that your game was referenced so much as the reference itself read like advertising, IMHO.  If there's a better way to clean it up, I personally don't have a problem with it, but as it stood (and no offense meant, mind), the entry seemed to me like a cheap way to sell copies of the game.  Whether that was the case or not, that's the appearance it gave.--Mitsukai 06:56, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: oopss..sadakoo ! i feel tired
*Sadakoo?  Who is this Sadakoo you are talking about? Is it Sadako's long lost ticklish sister? XD--み使い Mitsukai 03:46, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  noooo 

message: is the entire thing about Sadako's/Samara's father being some demonic sea creature just one of those vague tidbits of info thrown in for your imagination to play with (hence the huge LACK of explanation), or am i just REALLY bad at surfing the internet for information?Tenebrae 12:25, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Little o' both.  Go visit the Ringworld and read the FAQ.  There's information there about a Japanese myth which the various sea references are probably trying to suggest.  ~ CZeke 07:19, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  So, er, who/what is her father? 

message: 1. About the novels - in the Ring novel, Sadako's back-story is completely explained, from her birth, actually from before her birth, up to here death. The Ring novel clearly says, that she was a member of the Hisho Acting Troupe (or Theatre Group Soaring, if you wish), and says, that she practiced her nensha (thoughtography) power on an un-plugged television set, event, which was observed by acting troupe member Shin Arima (name given first name first for clarification). It's also said, that she murdered Shigemori afterwards, the day after he rushed into her apartment, using her psychic killing power.
Therefore, some of the information given in this article, is way too movie-centered. It basically treats the novels, and all movies, and TV versions together, instead of treating them separately. This makes as much sense, as treating Samara Morgan together as well - that is, none.
2. Ring: Kanzenban - here, it's quite close to the novels, except for the un-plugged TV incident never happened, and Arima, together with Shigemori, rushed into Sadako's apartment, only to find her having sex with her father, Ikuma Heihachiro. Shigemori died the next day as a result. She also has the Testicular Feminization Syndrome, just like in the novels.
3. Ring: Saishuushou - here, her story wildly differs from any other version. Here, she doesn't have the TFS, can give birth, is fully female, and is the mother of Ryuji Takayama. Her mother, Shizuko, only dies during the course of the series here, and Yamamura Takashi doesn't exist - instead, we have Yamamura Kei. Sadako was raped by Nagao Joutarou, alright, but the place of rape/death isn't where the cursed video appears, but some-place else.
Also, in the sequel, the Rasen TV series, Sadako is defeated by a vaccine, which makes her grow elderly, and die, very fast, pretty much, like happens to the Sadako clones, and Kaoru/Ryuji himself, in the Happy Birhtday book.
4. The Ring Radio Drama - here, Sadako's story, I'd say, is the same, as in the novels, however, the end of the radio drama is very much like the ending of Rasen, where Sadako tells the main characters not to stop her, or else..., however, here, the main characters cut her off (the conversation happens by phone, or thereabouts), and she's defeated. There's also a Birthday Radio Drama, which I think gives background information on this incarnation of Sadako, but I only heard the Ring Radio Drama, since I've yet to get my hands on the Birthday Radio Drama.
So, I think, that this article needs heavy updating, as a lot of information here is missing, and some is wrong, or too theatrical movie-centric.  - 212.235.186.231 (talk) 15:25, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Novels, and TV specials 

message: The current image on the page does not reflect how Sadako appears in the majority of her appearances; it is instead a picture of Samara Morgan who, aside from the black hair and white clothing, really doesn't look too similar to Sadako's original appearance. While they are ostensibly the same character, some context is lost as to Sadako's origins and the type of ghost she is with the American depiction. I attempted to change it to a still from the original film, but it was deleted for lack of licensing (I could never figure out how that works). I strongly suggest someone change it to something that better reflects the character in the vast majority of her appearances. Delukiel (talk) 00:17, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I was made aware of the file change due to the previous file (from what I now know is the American film) due to it being orphaned and it being tagged for deletion. When I came to the article, there was the new file from the video game in the infobox, and I reverted back to the American film file since as a film character it makes sense to have the infobox to show how they were in the original media. I did not realize that there was a new file from the Japanese film that was added before the video game file, or I would have reverted back to that one. Knowing what I know now, I think the file from the Japanese film should be used in the infobox and both the American film file and the video game file should be removed from the article for failing WP:NFCC#3a and WP:NFCC#8, in that they are too similar to the Japanese film file. Aspects (talk) 14:04, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I think File:Sadako Yamamura in Dead by Daylight.png would be better: it is the most present depiction of Sadako, which is what the infobox is supposed to contain, put against the relatively cheap (by comparison) to put together original, just generally is better quality. Hamzabdul (talk) 08:38, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Current Image 

message: I can understand having a page that has sections about the character’s counterparts in the remakes, but they shouldn’t be listed in this way Blu Moon (talk) 21:43, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why are the characters from the remakes listed as aliases of Sadako? 

message: This section incorrectly stated that Sadako's face is never seen in the Japanese Ringu movies. This is incorrect. The movies are available on YouTube, and the specific scene of Ringu 2 is here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cUYrGRB1xu0&list=PLnjcEYVC4-rFLjEBKpXdDP7ODp-ovCVsK&t=5254 2600:8805:4A00:75:691B:E71C:558:A4D6 (talk) 19:35, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe I wrote that line saying that it's never shown in the original movie. Someone has since said it is shown in Ring 2, which I think is fine. Delukiel (talk) 21:19, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually now that I look at it, I did write "original Japanese films." Whoops. Someone's since corrected it. Delukiel (talk) 21:20, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Apperance