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*Ring* is a 1998 Japanese horror and thriller film directed by Hideo Nakata. The screenplay was written by Kōji Suzuki, who also provided the source material. The cast includes Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Miki Nakatani, and Rikiya Otaka. Kenji Kawai composed the music for the production, which was produced by Kadokawa Shoten.
The narrative is set in September 1997 and takes place in locations including Izu, the Greater Tokyo Area, and Izu Ōshima. The story deals with themes of supernatural events, revenge, hatred, and extrasensory perception. The film has a runtime of 95 or 96 minutes and was distributed by Toho, Netflix, and Disney+. It received a rating of 7.2 on IMDb and 7.081 on TMDb.
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7.1A 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.
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
Themes
- journalist
- island
- based on novel or book
- supernatural
- telephone
- halloween
- paranormal
- urban legend
- curse
- cabin in the woods
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Key facts
- Katakana
- リング
- Revised hepburn
- Ringu
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- supernatural film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Series
- Ring
- Based on
- Ring
- Main subject
- urban legend
- Director
- Hideo Nakata
- Screenwriter
- Kōji Suzuki
- Cast member
- Yoichi Numata
- Composer
- Kenji Kawai
- Production company
- Kadokawa Shoten
- Narrative location
- Izu Ōshima
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 756516
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1998-01-31
- topic's main category
- Category:The Ring (franchise)
- title
- リング
- distributed by
- Disney+
- after a work by
- Kōji Suzuki
- Commons category
- Ringu cycle
- set in period
- September 1997
- narrative motif
- chain letter
- catchphrase
- ビデオに殺されるなんて。
- derivative work
- The Ring
- review score
- 98%
- capital cost
- 1500000
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