Ringu (1998)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.4/10   

Director:

Hideo Nakata

Escritores:

Kôji Suzuki (novel)
Hiroshi Takahashi (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

31 enero 1998 (Japan)

Género:

Horror | Misterio

Frase comercial:

"One curse, one cure, one week to find it"

Plot:

A mysterious video kills whomever views it, unless that viewer can solve its mystery.

Plot Keywords:

Videotape | Friend | Volcanic Island | Son | Girl

Premios:

6 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A joy (or rather, terror) to watch!

Reparto

Nanako Matsushima	...	Reiko Asakawa
Miki Nakatani	...	Mai Takano
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Ryuji Takayama
Yuko Takeuchi	...	Tomoko Oishi
Hitomi Sato	...	Masami Kurahashi
Yoichi Numata	...	Takashi Yamamura
Yutaka Matsushige	...	Yoshino
Katsumi Muramatsu	...	Koichi Asakawa
Rikiya Otaka	...	Yoichi Asakawa
Masako	...	Shizuko Yamamura
Daisuke Ban	...	Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma
Kiyoshi Risho	...	Omiya the Cameraman
Yûrei Yanagi	...	Okazaki
Yôko Ôshima	...	Reiko's Aunt
Kiriko Shimizu	...	Ryomi Oishi

También conocida como:

Ring (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
El círculo (Argentina) [es]
The ring: El círculo (Spain) [es]

Duración:

96 min

País:

Japan

Idioma:

Japonés

Color:

Negro y Blanco | Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR

Clasificación:

Malaysia:U | Iceland:16 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:12 | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 (TV rating) | UK:15 | USA:Unrated

Compañía:

Omega Project

Trivialidades:

The 2001 UK DVD release back cover carries a disclaimer, stating that the distributor accepts no responsibility for "for any injuries or fatalities that may occur during or after the viewing of this videocassette."

Errores:

Personal o Equipo Visible: Near the end, when the main characters lift the top of the well and shine the flashlight down inside, you can see the reflection of a stage-light in the water.

Citas:

Reiko Asakawa: Ryuji? When it's time for me to die... Stay with me.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Yeogo goedam 3: Yeowoo gyedan (2003)

Banda de Sonido:

Feels Like Heaven (Xtra Soundscape Mix)

A joy (or rather, terror) to watch!

Forget the fact it's subtitled - that only adds to the effect. The director's use of angles, sudden appearances of characters in the frame, wonderfully puzzling flashback and periods of absolute silence combine to form THE best horror film I've seen in years. Forget Blair Witch, this is a true horror story - it could happen to anyone. The Japanese location may make the story more remote, but also makes it more mysterious. The story would work in another locale, say, the Deep South, US, but there's just something about "Ring" which works due to its defiance to comply with cliche. Just when you think you've got the film nailed down and swaggeringly predict the next events, you're proven totally wrong and dealt the double joy and horror of a perfectly timed shock revelation or two. No spoilers about the ending, needless to say, you will not see this one coming...