Ringu

Showings

ByTowne Cinema Wed, Oct 30 9:15 PM
Film Info
Release Year:1998
Rating:NR
Genre:Horror
Thriller
Production Country:Japan
Original Language:Japanese
Subtitles:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Hideo Nakata
Cast:Nanako Matsushima
Hiroyuki Sanada
Rikiya Ôtaka
Miki Nakatani
Yûko Takeuchi

Description

Are you brave enough to sit in the dark and watch one of the greatest and scariest Japanese horror films ever made? We think you can do it!

In this atmospheric spine-tingler, Television journalist Reiko investigates an urban legend about a cursed VHS tape that murders the viewer seven days after they watch it.

As the mystery hits closer to home, Reiko joins forces with ex-husband/current-exorcist Takashi to destroy the curse. And (hopefully) survive an encounter with a ghost named Sadako.

Directed by Hideo Nakata, Ringu is the highest grossing Japanese horror movie in history, and it still manages to shred our nerves with its quiet, phantasmic elegance. This is the only VHS fetish movie in history to inspire an entire subgenre, as well as dozens of remakes and rip-offs.

Criminally absent from theaters since its original theatrical release in 1998, the time is now for Ringu to terrify the Boo-Towne!