Ring
Ringu
Japan
1998
96 Min
Color, Black and White
1.85:1
Japanese
Synopsis
After the death of her cousin Tomoko, reporter Reiko hears stories of a videotape that kills everyone who sees it exactly one week after viewing. At first she discounts the rumors, but when she learns that Tomoko’s friend (who watched the video with her) died at exactly the same time, she begins to investigate. After viewing the tape herself, strange things start happening, and so she teams up with her ex-husband to try to stop the death clock that has once again begun ticking.
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Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫 Nakata Hideo; born July 19, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker.
Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring (1998), Ring 2 (1999) and Dark Water (2002). Several of these were remade in America as The Ring (2002), Dark Water (2005), and The Ring Two.
Nakata was scheduled to make his English-language debut with True Believers, but later pulled out. He was later offered by DreamWorks to direct the movie The Ring Two (2005), which he accepted, making his English-language debut with a sequel to a remake of his own film.
Nakata made his initial breakthrough into film with Ghost Actress (1996). Although failing to attain any large-scale success, the film was responsible for leading to his directing of Ring.
Other Nakata films include Sleeping Bride (2000); Curse, Death and Spirit; and Chaos (2000). He directed the psychological thriller The Incite Mill which premiered… read more
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Adam Eisentrout
26Apr13
A finely tuned ghost story on the fringe of the 21st century, where the formalities of the past and the technology of the future have collided. The essential J-Horror and a wondrously haunting film.
Invagination
27Mar13
Some really cheesy sound effects and the second half takes away the immersion but nonetheless, a important film in Japanese history.
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2Nov12
O início da praga dos filmes de fantasminhas cabeludos. E um belo início, diga-se. Pena que o pastelão que o fez se tenha vendido de uma maneira tão gay.
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A disturbing ghost hunt that drags on a bit
By Henrik Schunk on January 14, 2012
A very interesting supernatural drama (yes, I did not say Horror film). I have read the book and was really looking forward to this one. Maybe it was because I have seen too many Japanese ghost films… read review
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