The Ring via electrocution in a bath after being visited by Rachel. Kenzo Yoshino is a colleague and close friend of Kazuyuki Asakawa. A 35-year-old journalist, Yoshino works in the company's branch office in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, where Kazuyuki also worked in until he was promoted to the head office in Tokyo. He helps Kazuyuki and Ryuji investigate the origins of the cursed videotape and Sadako Yamamura, following Kazuyuki's instructions, but refuses to watch the tape. In Spiral, he helps Ando to solve Ryuji's case, handing him files pertaining to Kazuyuki's search. In Birthday, Yoshino meets with Hiroshi Toyama, who dated Sadako as a young man, intending to learn more about her past and informing him about his potential fate. He cameos in the first film, and has a prominent role in the retconned Rasen, where he comes into possession of Reiko's journal, which carries the Ring Virus, and he is eventually killed by it. References The Ring (franchise) Ring