Ring

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About Ring

Ring is a 1998 Japanese-language horror and thriller film directed by Hideo Nakata. The cast is led by Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rikiya Ôtaka. It has a runtime of 1h 36m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 1700 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel.

Ring was produced by KADOKAWA Shoten, Omega Project, and Rasen Production Committee and made in Japan. It was released on January 31, 1998, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $1 million, it went on to gross $19 million worldwide.

Director

Hideo Nakata

Writers

Hiroshi Takahashi

Release date

January 31, 1998

Original language

Japanese

Age rating

NR

Status

Released

Country

Japan

Budget

$1 million

Box office

$19 million

Production

KADOKAWA Shoten, Omega Project, Rasen Production Committee

Ring cast & crew

Ring was directed by Hideo Nakata and written by Hiroshi Takahashi.

The cast features Nanako Matsushima as Reiko Asakawa, Hiroyuki Sanada as Ryuji Takayama, Rikiya Ôtaka as Yoichi Asakawa, Miki Nakatani as Mai Takano, Yuko Takeuchi as Tomoko Oishi, and Hitomi Sato as Masami Kurahashi.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Kenji Kawai, cinematography is by Junichiro Hayashi, and it was produced by Takenori Sentô and Takashige Ichise.

Is Ring worth watching?

Ring holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 1,708 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed horror films.

At 1h 36m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy horror and thriller, Ring is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Ring

In United States, you can stream Ring on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, and AsianCrush, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of Ring

Nanako Matsushima

Reiko Asakawa

Hiroyuki Sanada

Ryuji Takayama

Rikiya Ôtaka

Yoichi Asakawa

Miki Nakatani

Mai Takano

Yuko Takeuchi

Tomoko Oishi

Hitomi Sato

Masami Kurahashi

Yutaka Matsushige

Yoshino

Yōichi Numata

Takashi Yamamura

Katsumi Muramatsu

Koichi Asakawa

Masako

Shizuko Yamamura

Rie Ino'o

Sadako Yamamura

Daisuke Ban

Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma

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