RINGU
Ring
A myth is circulating among high-school kids that if you watch a certain video late at night, a strange woman will appear, point her finger at you, and then the phone will ring, signalling your death exactly one week later. TV reporter Reiko has been investigating the phenomenon and becomes personally involved when she hears her niece watched the tape with some friends, all of whom died on the same day. Reiko tracks down the video, and watches it. And then the phone rings. With a spooky calmness that's part and parcel of the careful, restrained direction, captions mark the passage of days as the mystery unravels and Reiko's date with death draws nearer. And just when the film seems over, an extra reel brings more surprises. (Derek Elley)
- Miki Nakatani - Mai Takano
- Hiroyuki Sanada - Ryuji Takayama
- Yutaka Matsushige - Yoshino
- Nanako Matsushima - Reiko Asakawa
- Yuko Takeuchi - Tomoko Oishi
- Hitomi Sato - Masami Kurahashi
- Yoichi Numata - Takashi Yamamura
- Katsumi Muramatsu - Koichi Asakawa
- Rikiya Otaka - Yoichi Asakawa
- Masako - Shizuko Yamamura
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