Ring 0

"Discover the secret..."

2000 1h 39m JA

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★6.2TMDB · 297

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Synopsis

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Taking place thirty years before the events of Ringu, Ringu 0 provides the shocking background story of how the girl on the video became a deadly, vengeful spirit.

“Discover the secret...”

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Cast

Yukie Nakama
Sadako Yamamura
Seiichi Tanabe
Hiroshi Tôyama
Kumiko Aso
Etsuko Tachihara
Yoshiko Tanaka
Akiko Miyaji
Takeshi Wakamatsu
Yûsaku Shigemori
Ryushi Mizukami
Wataru Kuno
Kaoru Okunuki
Aiko Hazuki
Yasushi Kimura
Togashi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norio Tsuruta
Writers: Kōji Suzuki, Hiroshi Takahashi, Kōji Suzuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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26 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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Norio Tsuruta, shot by Takahide Shibanushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hiroshi Sunaga 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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Yukie Nakama and Seiichi Tanabe and Kumiko Aso carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Discover the secret...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0235712 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Norio Tsuruta directs. Takahide Shibanushi behind the camera. Hiroshi Sunaga cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Ring Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Norio Tsuruta, shot by Takahide Shibanushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Hiroshi Sunaga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yukie Nakama and Seiichi Tanabe and Kumiko Aso carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Discover the secret...".
8IMDB entry: tt0235712 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "dying and death", "journalist", "based on novel or book", "theatre group".
10Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Takahide Shibanushi
Editing: Hiroshi Sunaga
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $11,918,069
Return: 199% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Ring 0 (2000)

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.