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Ring(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-01-31
71%
1503 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
One curse, one cure, one week to find it
Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
Budget: $1,200,000.00
Revenue: $19,400,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Omega Project
Rasen Production Committee
Movie: Ring
Top 10 Billed Cast
松嶋菜々子
Reiko Asakawa
真田広之
Ryuji Takayama
中谷美紀
Mai Takano
竹内結子
Tomoko Oishi
佐藤仁美
Masami Kurahashi
松重豊
Yoshino
沼田曜一
Takashi Yamamura
雅子
Shizuko Yamamura
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