Ring (1995): Cast
Ring is a 1995 mystery horror film directed by Chisui Takigawa, starring Katsunori Takahashi as Kazuyuki Asakawa, Mai Tachihara and Tomorowo Taguchi. It is based on Ring by Kōji Suzuki and Glynne Walley. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Chisui Takigawa
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Fuji Television Network
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Ring About?
The premise of Ring without spoilers, adapted from Ring by Kōji Suzuki and Glynne Walley.
In Tokyo, four healthy youths suddenly die of heart failure at the same moment. Reporter Kazuyuki Asakawa links the deaths to a rural inn they visited a week earlier and finds a cursed videotape that threatens anyone who watches it will die seven days later. With the deadline looming, Asakawa races to break the curse before it claims him.
Ring Themes & Keywords
· 24 tags- curse
- cursed videotape
- haunted videotape
- mysterious videotape
- well
- videotape
- race against time
- vhs
- husband wife relationship
- pregnant woman
- journalist
- heart attack
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- sex scene
- suicide
- watching a videotape
- copying a videotape
- female nudity
- female topless nudity
- punctuation in title
- psychic
- hermaphrodite
- grudge
- ghost
- based on novel
Ring Cast & Characters
Katsunori Takahashi leads the cast as Kazuyuki Asakawa, with Mai Tachihara as Shizuka Asakawa and Tomorowo Taguchi as Jotaro Nagao. Directed by Chisui Takigawa; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Director Chisui Takigawa
- Katsunori Takahashi as Kazuyuki Asakawa
- Mai Tachihara as Shizuka Asakawa
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Tomorowo Taguchi as Jotaro Nagao - Yoshio Harada as Ryuji Takayama
Also Starring in Ring
· 23 more- Kōji Shimizu Heihachiro Ikuma
- Kazu Itsuki Takehiko Nomi
- Ryushi Mizukami
- Takayuki Godai Copy Editor
- Akiko Hinagata Tomoko Ôishi
- Tadayoshi Ueda Takashi Yamamura
- Seiroku Nakazawa
- Kyoko Donowaki Shizuko Yamamura
- Yuka Takeshima Young Sadako
- Akira Sakamoto Taxi Driver
- Kōichi Koshimura
- Shigeyuki Nakamura Yoshino
- Maha Hamada Mai Takano
- Seikô Senô Yutaka Nobuyama
- Aya Mizuno
- Kikuko Hashimoto
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Ring Also Known As
13 alternative titles, including “Ringu” and “Ringu: Jiko ka! Henshi ka! 4-tsu no inochi o ubau shōjo no onnen”.
- Also known as
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- Ringu
- Ringu: Jiko ka! Henshi ka! 4-tsu no inochi o ubau shōjo no onnen
- Ringu: Kanzenban
- Ring: Kanzenban
- リング 完全版
- リング 〜事故か! 変死か! 4つの命を奪う少女の怨念〜
- リング 事故か! 変死か! 4つの命を奪う少女の怨念
- Ringu: Jiko ka! Henshi ka! Yottsu no inochi o ubau shōjo no onnen
- Ring: Kanzen-ban
- Звонок: Полная Версия
- 七夜怪谈：少女的怨念
- リング
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- 七夜怪談：少女的怨念
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Ring FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, the book behind it, post-credit scenes and language of Ring, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Ring?
Ring runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Ring released?
Ring was released on August 11, 1995.
Who directed Ring?
Ring was directed by Chisui Takigawa.
Who is in the cast of Ring?
Ring stars Katsunori Takahashi as Kazuyuki Asakawa, Mai Tachihara as Shizuka Asakawa and Tomorowo Taguchi as Jotaro Nagao, among 27 credited actors.
Is Ring based on a book?
Yes. Ring is adapted from Ring by Kōji Suzuki and Glynne Walley.
Does Ring have a post-credit scene?
No. Ring has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Ring in?
The original language of Ring is Japanese.
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