Ring
“One curse, one cure, one week to find it.”
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
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Part of Ring Collection
9 films
Cast
35 people
Nanako Matsushima
Reiko Asakawa
Known for
When Marnie Was There
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ryuji Takayama
Known for
Shōgun
47 Ronin
Rikiya Ôtaka
Yoichi Asakawa
Also in
The Sea Is Watching
Sleeping Bride
Miki Nakatani
Mai Takano
Known for
Memories of Matsuko
Silk
Yuko Takeuchi
Tomoko Oishi
Known for
FlashForward
Creepy
Hitomi Satou
Masami Kurahashi
Known for
The Cat Returns
Doppelgänger
Yutaka Matsushige
Yoshino
Known for
Death Note
Unnatural
Yōichi Numata
Takashi Yamamura
Known for
Jigoku
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Katsumi Muramatsu
Koichi Asakawa
Also in
Laundry
Star Wolf
Masako
Shizuko Yamamura
Also in
Sleeping Bride
Shin Yurizoku: Sensei Kiss shitakoto arimasuka
Rie Ino'o
Sadako Yamamura
Also in
Inugami
The J-Horror Virus
Daisuke Ban
Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma
Known for
Premonition
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Hideo Nakata Director · Hiroshi Takahashi Screenplay Kōji Suzuki Author
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $1.2M · United States release March 4, 2003
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide gross
$19,400,000
Gross vs. budget
16.2×
Production
KADOKAWA Shoten
Production
Omega Project
Production
Rasen Production Committee
Production
TOHO
Production
Basara Pictures
Production
IMAGICA
Production
Asmik Ace Entertainment
Production
Pony Canyon
Production
Kadokawa Shoten Publishing
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
リング
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 31, 1998
Theatrical
United States · March 4, 2003
Physical
Australia
September 13, 2001 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 15, 2013 · Digital · Amazon Prime Video
Finland
September 27, 2000 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
November 28, 2003 · Physical · DVD
France
April 11, 2001 · Theatrical
March 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD
October 5, 2015 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 19, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
October 28, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
February 4, 2003 · Physical · DvD
May 15, 2003 · Theatrical
October 28, 2026 · TV · Arte
Hong Kong SAR China
April 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 18, 2000 · Limited theatrical
March 1, 2019 · Theatrical · re-release
Netherlands
October 1, 2007 · TV · MTV
Norway
November 19, 2000 · Premiere · Oslo International Film Festival
Philippines
December 4, 2002 · Theatrical
August 20, 2003 · Premiere · Cinemanila Film Festival
Russia
December 11, 2012 · Limited theatrical · Screening of Japanese films in State Museum of the East (Moscow)
August 31, 2023 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
November 24, 2000 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 28, 2001 · Theatrical · Uppsala Horror Film Festival
November 12, 2003 · Physical · DVD release
United Kingdom
August 18, 2000 · Theatrical
March 19, 2001 · Physical · DVD
March 18, 2019 · Physical · Arrow Video The Ring Collection Blu-ray
October 29, 2021 · Limited theatrical · BFI Japan: 100 Years of Japanese Cinema season
September 18, 2023 · Physical · Arrow Video 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
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