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Ringu
JAPAN · 1998

Ringu

Hideo Nakata
technology and mortality curse and supernatural consequence motherhood and protection investigation and truth-seeking fate and inevitability
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Synopsis

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.

Cinema Atlas Connection
I’m influenced by Asian cinema quite a lot. You’ll see that especially in my early films. So films like Ringu or Grudge really set the tone for what I think modern horror cinema should be.
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This Film Influenced

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