Japanese horror - one of the most terrying movies of the 1990s - drawing on the folk ghost story Banchō Sarayashiki....
Japanese horror - one of the most terrying movies of the 1990s - drawing on the folk ghost story Banchō Sarayashiki. Follows a single mother and reporter linked to a number of deaths surrounding a cursed video tape. A critical and box office smash, Ringu would lead to a number of sequels, Korean and American remakes, and even a video game.
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98 %43 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
81 %46,795 reviewsAudience score rating
"Almost entirely free of visual horror and the usual Eastern ghost cliches, managing to suspend auds' disbelief in the hokey story through pure atmosphere."
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Variety
Variety"A sure, stealthy shocker."
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Total Film
Total Film"Has indescribably disturbing moments that frightened me out of my wits."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Manages to strike a genuinely alarming balance between the cultural depths of Japanese folklore and the surface sheen of latter-day teen culture."
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Sight & Sound
Sight & SoundRingu | Details
- Rating
- 15, strong supernatural threat
- Runtime
- 96
- Genre
- Horror, Thriller
- Country of origin
- Japan
