Ring
1998
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Synopsis
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.
Ring (1998) is a 1h 36min horror feature film by Hideo Nakata. A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views... Selected for FANTAFESTIVAL (2000).
Key facts
Original language
Japanese
First release
January 31, 1998
Production companies
Kadokawa Shoten
Home video distributors
Kadodawa Video (Japan), Tartan Video (United Kingdom)
Based on
Ring
Awards
Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award
Setting
Izu, Greater Tokyo Area, Izu Ōshima
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2023 - Features
- Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival 2021
- Viennale 2001 generic
- FANTAFESTIVAL 2000
- Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy 2000 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2000 generic
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 1999
- Fantasia International Film Festival 1999 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | The Ring |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Kadodawa Video (cat. no. 30756) | 1998, Japan, clamshell |
| VHS | Tartan Video (cat. no. TTV 1350) | 2001, United Kingdom, clamshell |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | Japan | 1998 30756 |
| Home video VHS | United Kingdom | 2001 TTV 1350 |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
