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that the character of Samara in The Ring and many other ghosts in Japanese popular culture was based on the legend of Banchō Sarayashiki, a young woman drowned in a well for breaking one of her family’s 10 precious delft plates.

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Fun Fact: that the character of Samara in “The Ring” and many other ghosts in Japanese popular culture was based on the legend of Banchō Sarayashiki, a young woman drowned in a well for breaking one of her family’s 10 precious delft plates.

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