Ring 2

1999 1h 35m JA

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 480

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Synopsis

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While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Miki Nakatani
Mai Takano
Hitomi Sato
Masami Kurahashi
Kyoko Fukada
Kanae Sawaguchi
Fumiyo Kohinata
Dr. Kawajiri
Kenjirou Ishimaru
Detective Omuta
Yûrei Yanagi
Okazaki
Rikiya Ôtaka
Yôichi Asakawa
Yōichi Numata
Takashi Yamamura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Nakata
Writers: Hiroshi Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Ring Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hideo Nakata, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Miki Nakatani and Hitomi Sato and Kyoko Fukada carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0218553 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hideo Nakata directs. Hideo Yamamoto behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Nobuyuki Takahashi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Ring Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Hideo Nakata, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Miki Nakatani and Hitomi Sato and Kyoko Fukada carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0218553 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "based on novel or book", "asylum", "sequel", "curse".
10Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hideo Yamamoto
Original score: Kenji Kawai
Editing: Nobuyuki Takahashi
VFX supervisor: Hajime Matsumoto
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $31,365,000
Return: 523% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Ring 2 (1999)

Part of

Ring Collection

A series of supernatural horror films, based on the series of novels of the same name by Koji Suzuki, about a cursed videotape that kills anyone who watches it seven days later.