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Ring is a japonais film of genre Thriller directed by Hideo Nakata released in france in DVD on 19 march 2002 with Nanako Matsushima
Ring (1998)
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Add to a movie listRelease in DVD in france 19 march 2002
Length 1h36
Directed by Hideo Nakata
OriginJapon
Themes Ghost films
Rating71%
Ring (リング, Ringu) is a 1998 Japanese psychological horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel Ring by Kôji Suzuki, which in turn draws on the Japanese folk tale Banchō Sarayashiki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Rikiya Ōtaka. The film follows TV reporter and single mother Reiko who is caught up in a series of deaths surrounding a cursed video tape.
Production took approximately 9 months. Ring and its sequel Rasen were released in Japan at the same time.
After release, Ring inspired numerous follow-ups within the Ring franchise and triggered a trend of Western remakes.
Synopsis
Two teenagers, Masami (Hitomi Satō) and Tomoko (Yūko Takeuchi), talk about a videotape recorded by a boy in Izu which is fabled to bear a curse that kills the viewer seven days after watching. Tomoko reveals that a week ago, she and three of her friends watched a weird tape and received a call after watching. Tomoko is killed by an unseen force as Masami watches, horrified.Actors
Nanako Matsushima
(Reiko Asakawa)
Hiroyuki Sanada
(Ryuji Takayama)
Miki Nakatani
(Mai Takano)
Rikiya Otaka
(Yoichi Asakawa)
Yoichi Numata
(Takashi Yamamura)
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