Movie
Ring
Overview
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-01-31
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- KADOKAWA Shoten, Omega Project, Rasen Production Committee, TOHO
- Country
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Nanako Matsushima as Reiko Asakawa
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Ryuji Takayama
- Rikiya Ôtaka as Yoichi Asakawa
- Miki Nakatani as Mai Takano
- Yuko Takeuchi as Tomoko Oishi
- Hitomi Sato as Masami Kurahashi
- Yutaka Matsushige as Yoshino
- Yōichi Numata as Takashi Yamamura
- Katsumi Muramatsu as Koichi Asakawa
- Masako as Shizuko Yamamura
- Rie Ino'o as Sadako Yamamura
- Daisuke Ban as Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma
Crew
- Hideo Nakata - Director
- Hiroshi Takahashi - Screenplay
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