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Ringu (live-action movie)

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[ related to (The) Ring (manga) ]

Related anime:
    (The) Ring (live-action movie) (remake)
      (The) Ring Two (live-action movie) (sequel)
    Ring Ø: Birthday (live-action movie) (prequel)
      Ring 0: Birthday (manga) (adaptation)
    Ringu 2 (live-action movie) (sequel)

Alternative title:
Ring
リング (Japanese)
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Following the mysterious death of her niece Tomoko, news reporter Reiko Asakawa investigates the cases of other teenagers who died of the same cause. Her only clue is an unmarked videotape with vague images. Rumor has it that whoever watches the tape will receive a phone call from an unknown person, and he or she will die in seven days. After viewing the tape, Reiko and her ex-husband Ryuji Takayama must race against time to decipher the tape's contents and crack an unsolved mystery.
Running time: 96 minutes
Vintage: 1998-01-31
Premiere date:
1998-01-31 (Japan)
1999-04-29 (Hong Kong)
1999-08-12 (Singapore)
1999-10-12 (Spain - Sitges Film Festival)
2000-08-18 (UK)
2000-09-27 (Finland - Helsinki International Film Festival)
2000-11-24 (Spain - General Release)
2001-04-11 (France)
2001-04-28 (Sweden - Uppsala Horror Film Festival)
2001-09-13 (Australia)
2001-09-28 (Denmark)
2002-08-22 (Israel - TV Broadcast)
2002-09-09 (Argentina - De Kurosawa a Kitano: 50 años de Cine Japonés)
2002-10-10 (Poland - Warsaw Film Festival)
2002-11-15 (Poland - General Release)
2002-12-04 (Philippines)
2003-03-04 (USA - Video Release)
2003-05-15 (Germany - DVD Release)
2003-05-21 (Italy - DVD Release)
2003-06-06 (Denmark - J-Horror Cavalcade)
2003-08-20 (Philippines - Cinemanila Film Festival)
2004-01-22 (Argentina)
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Hideo Nakata

Screenplay: Hiroshi Takahashi

Music: Kenji Kawai

Original Novel: Koji Suzuki

Director of Photography: Junichiro Hayashi

Executive producer: Masato Hara

Producer:
Shinya Kawai
Taka Ichise
Takenori Sento

Associate producer: Makoto Ishihara

Editing: Nobuyuki Takahashi

Lighting: Nobuo Maehara

Line Producer: Tatsuya Isomura

Production Design: Iwao Saito

Visual Effects: Hajime Matsumoto

 

Nanako Matsushima as Reiko Asakawa

Hiroyuki Sanada as Ryuji Takayama

Katsumi Muramatsu as Koichi Asakawa

Rie Inou as Sadako Yamamura

Chihiro Shirai as young Sadako

Daisuke Ban as Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma

Hitomi Satou as Masami Kurahashi

Kiriko Shimizu as Ryomi Oishi

Kiyoshi Risho as Omiya

Maki Ikeda as Yoko Tsuji

Miki Nakatani as Mai Takano

Rikiya Otaka as Yoichi Asakawa

Yoichi Numata as Takashi Yamamura

Yoko Oshima as Reiko's Aunt

Yuko Takeuchi as Tomoko Oishi

Yurei Yanagi as Okazaki

Yutaka Matsushige as Yoshino

Japanese companies 

Broadcaster: WOWOW

Production:
ASMIK
Kadokawa Shoten
Omega Project
The Ring/The Spiral Production Group
TOHO
WOWOW

English staff 
English companies 
(none)
 

Licensed by: Dreamworks

English cast 
(none)
Polish staff 
Polish companies 
(none)
 

Distributor: Kino Świat

Polish cast 
(none)
 
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