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31 January 1998 (Japan) moreTagline:
"One curse, one cure, one week to find it" morePlot:
A mysterious video kills whomever views it, unless that viewer can solve its mystery. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
6 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(36 articles)
Original "The Ring" Director to Hear "Voice From the Stone" (From Manny the Movie Guy. 7 November 2009, 10:35 AM, PST)
Ringu Director Hears A Voice From The Stone
(From Cinema Blend. 6 November 2009, 9:08 AM, PST)
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Why Hollywood Industry Insists in Spoiling Excellent Screenplays? more (384 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Also Known As:
Ring (International: English title) (UK) (USA)El círculo (Argentina) [es]
O Chamado (Brazil) [pt]
Ring (France) [fr]
Ring - Das Original (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Ring - O Chamado (Brazil) (cable TV title) [pt]
The Ring (Norway) [no]
The Ring (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
The Ring (Denmark) [da]
The ring: El círculo (Spain) [es]
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96 minCountry:
JapanLanguage:
JapaneseAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
Malaysia:U | Iceland:16 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:12 | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 (TV rating) | UK:15 | USA:UnratedFun Stuff
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Kôji Suzuki got his inspiration for the Ringu novel from his favorite horror movie Poltergeist (1982). moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: In a close-up of Sadako in the end scene, one of her fake finger extensions is coming off. moreQuotes:
Reiko Asakawa: So that video is...Ryuji Takayama: It's not of this world. It's Sadako's fury. And she's put a curse on us.
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Feels Like 'Heaven' moreFAQ
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The journalist Reiko Asakawa (the gorgeous Nanako Matsushima) resolves to investigate the death of four teenagers who watched a videotape that might kill the viewer seven days after watching the film. The viewer would receive a telephone call and seven days later would die. She herself finds the videotape, watches the strange movie and becomes afraid of being killed. She prepares a copy for her ex-husband, who decides to help Reiko in her investigation, specially because their son has also watched the film.
This movie is great, with characters well-defined, excellent cast and direction and a screenplay focused on the story and not in special effects. An original horror movie, with a tight plot. Why Americans insist in spoiling excellent movies? It is amazing the quantity of (expensive) remakes of marvelous foreign movies that Hollywood spoils. Once I heard that American people would not like to read subtitles, but I refuse to believe in such non-sense. The American remake 'The Ring' is not a bad movie, and Naomi Watts is a great actress. But why the remake? The modifications introduced by the American screen writer and director changed a simple and terrifying plot into an expensive, complicated and non-resolved story. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Ring - O Chamado" ("Ring - The Call")