Ring (1998) (9.242=647/70 voters) a.k.a. THE RING a.k.a. RINGU

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-