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Ringu
This movie has a 80% Approval Rating Based on 2 Reviews Read Reviews
Release Date: Thursday, January 1st 1998,
Exactly one week after staying at a remote cabin, a group of Japanese teenagers all meet sudden inexplicable deaths. A cousin of one of the victims, reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima), begins an investigation that leads to the discovery of a videotape containing hauntingly bizarre footage. Upon viewing the tape, Reiko receives a phone call stating that she, too, will die in one week. As the clock ticks away, Reiko enlists the help of her estranged husband, Ryuji (Hiroyuki Sanada), who possesses limited psychic abilities. Together they attempt to discover the meaning behind the cryptic film and break the supernatural curse.
Hideo Nakata's RING, based on a novel by Kôji Suzuki, was such a hit in Japan that it spawned both a sequel and prequel, along with a huge cult following. Like a horrific version of an X-FILES episode, the dark, moody film makes the most out of the mysterious and the unknown. As any viewer will admit, the surreal, death-inducing video presented within the movie is extremely effective. And as RING's tension builds, so does its sense of mounting doom. One of the creepiest motion pictures ever made, RING culminates in an unbelievably chilling finale. Do not watch this film alone...and make sure the phone ringer is off.
This movie has a 80% Approval Rating Based on 2 Reviews Read Reviews
Release Date: Thursday, January 1st 1998,
Exactly one week after staying at a remote cabin, a group of Japanese teenagers all meet sudden inexplicable deaths. A cousin of one of the victims, reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima), begins an investigation that leads to the discovery of a videotape containing hauntingly bizarre footage. Upon viewing the tape, Reiko receives a phone call stating that she, too, will die in one week. As the clock ticks away, Reiko enlists the help of her estranged husband, Ryuji (Hiroyuki Sanada), who possesses limited psychic abilities. Together they attempt to discover the meaning behind the cryptic film and break the supernatural curse.
Hideo Nakata's RING, based on a novel by Kôji Suzuki, was such a hit in Japan that it spawned both a sequel and prequel, along with a huge cult following. Like a horrific version of an X-FILES episode, the dark, moody film makes the most out of the mysterious and the unknown. As any viewer will admit, the surreal, death-inducing video presented within the movie is extremely effective. And as RING's tension builds, so does its sense of mounting doom. One of the creepiest motion pictures ever made, RING culminates in an unbelievably chilling finale. Do not watch this film alone...and make sure the phone ringer is off.
Director: Hideo Nakata
Cast:
Nanako Matsushima,
Hiroyuki Sanada,
Miki Nakatani,
Yuko Takeuchi,
Hitomi Sato,
Yoichi Numata,
Yutaka Matsushige,
Katsumi Muramatsu,
Rikiya Otaka,
Masako,
Daisuke Ban,
Kiyoshi Risho,
Yûrei Yanagi,
Yôko Ôshima,
Kiriko Shimizu,
Rie Inou,
Hiroyuki Watanabe,
Miwako Kaji,
Yoko Kima,
Asami Nagata,
Keiko Yoshida,
Yoshiko Matsumaru,
Yoho Naose,
Maki Ikeda,
Takashi Takayama,
Toshiliko Takeda,
Chihiro Shirai,
Mantarô Koichi,
Shinkichi Noda,
Kazufumi Nakai
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