This film is very Japanese.If the objective of any horror movie is to scare, then Ringu succeeds with flying colours. Everything about this movie is genuinely disturbing and unsettling. From the mythology of the tale to the ghastly contorted faces of the corpses that Sada, the demon of the story leaves in her wake.
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.
Quick Stats
7.1
TMDB Rating
1,694
Votes
1h 36m
Runtime
$1.2M
Budget
$19.4M
Box Office
1617%
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Key Crew
DirectorHideo Nakata
WriterHiroshi Takahashi
CinematographyJunichiro Hayashi
ComposerKenji Kawai
EditorNobuyuki Takahashi
Production DesignIwao Saitô
Produced by
KADOKAWA ShotenOmega ProjectRasen Production CommitteeTOHO
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Critics & Reviews
1 featuredCast
Nanako Matsushima
Reiko Asakawa
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ryuji Takayama
Rikiya Ôtaka
Yoichi Asakawa
Miki Nakatani
Mai Takano
Yuko Takeuchi
Tomoko Oishi
Hitomi Sato
Masami Kurahashi
Yutaka Matsushige
Yoshino
Yōichi Numata
Takashi Yamamura
Katsumi Muramatsu
Koichi Asakawa
Masako
Shizuko Yamamura
Rie Ino'o
Sadako Yamamura
Daisuke Ban
Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma
K
Kiyoshi Risho
Omiya
M
Masahiko Ono
Okazaki
Yoko Ohshima
Reiko's Aunt
