Ring (Japanese: リング, Hepburn: Ringu) is a 1995 Japanese horror television film based on the novel of the same title by Koji Suzuki. In comparison to the subsequent theatrical films and television series based on the novel, it is the most accurate in relation to the original text.
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Release
The film premiered on the Japanese television station Fuji TV on August 11, 1995 as Ring. When released on home video in Japan on VHS and LaserDisc, the film was released as Ring: Kanzenban (リング 完全版, Ringu: Kanzenban; lit. "Ring: The Complete Edition") with a few changes. The film has only been released in Japan, and has not seen a home video re-release since 1996.
Cast
Katsunori Takahashi as Kazuyuki Asakawa
Yoshio Harada as Ryūji Takayama
Ayane Miura as Sadako Yamamura
Kyōko Dōnowaki as Shizuko Yamamura
Mai Tachihara as Shizuka Asakawa
Akiko Hinagata as Tomoko Ōishi
Maha Hamada as Mai Takano
Tomorowo Taguchi as Jōtarō Nagao
Tadayoshi Ueda as Takashi Yamamura