Ring (1998)

(9.242=647/70 voters)

a.k.a. THE RING
a.k.a. RINGU

Toho, 1998.1.31, Color, Streo, Vista size, Dolby digital, 95 mins.

Producers: Hara Masato
Kawai Shin'ya
Ichise Takashige
Sendou Takenori
Director: Nakata Hideo
Based on the novel:
"Ring" by Suzuki Kouji(I)
(published by Kadokawa shoten)
Writer: Takahashi Hiroshi
Photo: Hayashi Jun'ichirou
Music: Kawai Kenji(I)
Other: Matsumoto Hajime ... special effect supervisor
Wada Takuya ... special makeup
Matsui Yuuichi ... special makeup
Cast: Matsushima Nanako ... Asakawa Reiko
Sanada Hiroyuki ... Takayama Ryuuji
Nakatani Miki ... Takano Mai
Takeuchi Yuuko ... Tomoko
Satou Hitomi (I) ... Masami
Numata Youichi ... Yamamura Takashi
Matsushige Yutaka ... Yoshino
Muramatsu Katsumi ... Asakawa Kouichi
Ootaka Rikiya ... Asakawa Youichi
Masako ... Yamamura Shizuko
Ban Daisuke ... Dr. Ikuma Heihachirou
Lee Kanehiro(a.k.a. Lee Jong-ho) ... Komiya a cameraman
Yanagi Yuurei ... Okazaki an assistant director
Ooshima Youko ... Reiko's aunt
Shimizu Kiriko ... Ooishi Yoshimi
Inoo Rie ... Yamamura Sadako
Tanabe Hiroyuki ... Hayatsu
Kakeda Makoto ... a maneage of the cottage
Kaji Miwako ... Yamamura Kazue
Honma Youko ... a junior high school girl
Osada Mami ... a junior high schoolgirl
Simohira Yuriko ... a junior high school girl
Yoshida Keiko ... a high school girl
Matsumaru Yuuko ... a high school girl
Naose Ayumi ... a high school girl
Ikeda Maki ... Tsuji Youko
Takayama Takashi ... Noumi Takehiko
Takeda Toshihiko ... a young Yamamura Takashi
Koichi Mantarou ... a mc
Noda Shin'ichi ... a reporter
Nakai Shigefumi ... a reporter
Shirai Chihiro ... a young Yamamura Sadako
Plot: Asakawa Reiko, a woman TV director, was covering a rumor that everyone who watched the video tape was dead after 7 days. Reiko found out this video tape and watched it. Reiko knew that this video tape was cursed. Reiko asked her ex-husband Takayama Ryuuji for help. Ryuuji had strong inspiration, so he watched this video tape to solve the mystery of it. Ryuuji made sure that a girl named Sadako cursed this video tape. Reiko and Ryuuji tried to rest Sadako's soul for their survival...
Keywords: Grudge Ghost, Virus, Psychic Powers
Continues: "Rasen"
"Ring 2"
"Ring 0: Birthday"
Remake to: "Ring: Saishuu-shou (TV series)"
"Ring" (South Korean version, 1999)
Remake to: THE RING VIRUS [South Korea]
THE RING [USA]
Video: Kadokawa Shoten/ Pony Canyon, PCVE30756, 16000 yen
DVD: Kadokawa shoten/ Pony Canyon, PCBE00006, 4700 yen -5.1ch surround-


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