After the body of Sadako Yamamura is retrieved from a well, her uncle Takashi is summoned by police to identify her. Detective Omuta explains to Takashi that forensics concluded Sadako may have survived in the well for thirty years. Forensics experts reconstruct her body, giving it to Takashi, who gives his niece a burial at sea, hoping to be free from the guilt he has carried since her mother Shizuko committed suicide because of his actions. The police search for Reiko Asakawa following the sudden death of her ex-husband Ryuji Takayama and her father Koichi a week later. Mai Takano, Ryuji's university assistant, investigates his death, visiting Reiko's news office where her colleague Okazaki joins Mai in her search for answers. They find a burnt out videotape in Reiko's apartment, Mai sensing Reiko's father died the same way as Ryuji.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Horror, Mystery, Sci Fi |
Country: | Japan |
Produced By: | Makoto Ishihara, Takashige Ichise, Masato Hara |
Directed By: | Hideo Nakata |
Written By: | Kôji Suzuki, Hiroshi Takahashi |
Cast: | Shirô Namiki, Miki Nakatani, Kinto Tamura, Reita Serizawa, Kaho Yamaguchi, Rie Ino'O, Takashi Nishina, Tarô Suwa, Rikiya ÔTaka, Nanako Matsushima, Daisuke Ban, Isao Yatsu, Yôichi Numata, Yôko Chôsokabe, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kazumasa Taguchi, Katsumi Muramatsu, Tomo Taniguchi, Masako, Hana Yamanashi, Kenjirô Ishimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Miwako Kaji, Hitomi Satô, Shinmei Tsuji, Yûrei Yanagi, Kazu Nagahama, Kyoko Fukada, Yoshiko Yura |
In Theaters: | Jan 23, 1999 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 35 minutes |
Production: | Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ring 2 Production Group, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Oz Productions |
Budget: | $6,000,000 |
Available On: | Amazon |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |