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A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

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Awards
Won the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award (1999)
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Box office
Grossed $19.4M worldwide, about 16.2 times its $1.2M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Ring
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Setting
Set in Izu, Greater Tokyo Area and Izu Ōshima
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Collection
Part of Ring Collection
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Music
Music by Kenji Kawai
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Junichiro Hayashi
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Director: Hideo Nakata
Writers: Hiroshi TakahashiScreenplay
Kōji SuzukiNovel
Original title: リング
Status: Released
Release date: January 31, 1998
Original language: Japanese
Budget: $1.2M
Revenue: $19.4M
Countries: Japan
Collection: Ring Collection

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