Ringu (1998)
“The Ring”.
Horror, Mystery
Ring is horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, based on the 1991 novel by Koji Suzuki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani and Hiroyuki Sanada, and follows a reporter who is racing to investigate the mystery behind a cursed videotape that kills the viewer seven days after watching it.
When her niece is found dead along with three friends after viewing a supposedly cursed videotape, reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima) sets out to investigate. Along with her ex-husband, Ryuji (Hiroyuki Sanada), Reiko finds the tape, watches it — and promptly receives a phone call informing her that she’ll die in a week. Determined to get to the bottom of the curse, Reiko and Ryuji discover the video’s origin and attempt to solve an old murder that could break the spell.
Director: Hideo Nakata
Writers: Hiroshi Takahashi, Kôji Suzuki (novel)
Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi, Hitomi Satô, Rikiya Ôtaka, Daisuke Ban
►Cast:
| Nanako Matsushima | ► | Reiko Asakawa |
| Miki Nakatani | ► | Mai Takano |
| Yûko Takeuchi | ► | Tomoko Ôishi |
| Hitomi Satô | ► | Masami |
| Yôichi Numata | ► | Takashi Yamamura |
| Yutaka Matsushige | ► | Yoshino |
| Katsumi Muramatsu | ► | Kôichi Asakawa |
| Rikiya Ôtaka | ► | Yôichi Asakawa |
| Masako | ► | Shizuko Yamamura |
| Daisuke Ban | ► | Heihachirô Ikuma |
| Kanehiro Ri | ► | Komiya kameraman |
| Yûrei Yanagi | ► | AD Okazaki |
| Yôko Ôshima | ► | Reiko no oba |
| Kiriko Shimizu | ► | Yoshimi Ôishi |
| Makoto Kakeda | ► | Kanrinin |
| Rie Ino’o | ► | Sadako Yamamura |
| Hiroyuki Tanabe | ► | Hayatsu |
| Miwako Kaji | ► | Kazue Yamamura |
| Yôko Honma | ► | Chûgakusei A |
| Asami Nagata | ► | Chûgakusei B |
| Yukiko Shimohira | ► | Chûgakusei C |
| Keiko Yoshida | ► | Kôkôsei A |
| Matsuyû | ► | Kôkôsei B |
| Ayumu Naose | ► | Kôkôsei C |
| Maki Ikeda | ► | Yôko Tsuji |
| Takashi Takayama | ► | Takehiko Nômi |
| Toshihiko Takeda | ► | Takashi Yamamura |
| Mantarô Koichi | ► | Kôkaidô no shikô-yaku |
| Shin’ichi Noda | ► | Kisha daihyô A |
| Shigefumi Nakai | ► | Kisha daihyô B |
| Chihiro Shirai | ► | Sadako |