Rent Ring (1998)
3.8 of 5 from 207 ratings
1h 31min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- A group of teenage friends are found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted, their faces twisted in terror. Reiko (Nanako Matsushima), a journalist and the aunt of one of the victims, sets out to investigate the shocking phenomenon, and in the process uncovers a creepy urban legend about a supposedly cursed videotape, the contents of which causes anyone who views it to die within a week - unless they can persuade someone else to watch it, and, in so doing, pass on the curse...
- Actors:
- Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi, Hitomi Satô, Yôichi Numata, Yutaka Matsushige, Katsumi Muramatsu, Rikiya Ôtaka, Masako, Daisuke Ban, Hiroshi Sakuma, Yûrei Yanagi, Yôko Ohshima, Kiriko Shimizu, Makoto Kakeda, Rie Ino'o, Hiroyuki Tanabe, Miwako Kaji, Yôko Honma, Asami Nagata
- Directors:
- Hideo Nakata
- Producers:
- Takashige Ichise, Shin'ya Kawai, Takenori Sentô
- Writers:
- Hiroshi Takahashi, Kôji Suzuki
- Aka:
- Ringu
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 1, Horror, The best Halloween films to watch with your friends, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 World Cinema Remakes, Top Films
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/03/2019
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Japanese LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
- The Ring Legacy, a series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ring series and its enduring legacy
- A Vicious Circle, a new video interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata
- Circumnavigating Ring, a new video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the Ring series
- Sadako's Video
- Theatrical Trailers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/09/2023
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Japanese LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
- The Ringu Legacy - a series of interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and it's enduring legacy
- A Vicious Circle - a video interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata
- Circumnavigating Ringu - a video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the Ringu series
- Spooks, Sighs and Videotape - a video essay by critic Jasper Sharp on the J-horror phenomenon
- Sadako's video
- Theatrical trailers
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Reviews (1) of Ring
Menacing long after viewing - Ring review by CP Customer
I can still recall the first time I watched Ringu, albeit on video that added to the experience. To this day it still remains a haunting film, one guaranteed to send shivers down your spine when you review those key scenes in your memory. And yet its so much more than just a horror film; an insight into Japan and a detective story to boot. The characters may try to resist temptation, dismissing such an urban myth before setting the wheels in motion. For J-Horror this was the real shot in the arm that sparked off the genre and brought foreign interest. A nice extra is the full Ringu video tape that comes with warnings. Luckily enough the phone won't ring for you, or will it?
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