One curse, one cure, one week to find it.
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.
Cast
Nanako Matsushima
Reiko Asakawa
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ryuji Takayama
Rikiya Ôtaka
Yoichi Asakawa
Miki Nakatani
Mai Takano
Yuko Takeuchi
Tomoko Oishi
Hitomi Sato
Masami Kurahashi
Yutaka Matsushige
Yoshino
Yōichi Numata
Takashi Yamamura
Katsumi Muramatsu
Koichi Asakawa
Masako
Shizuko Yamamura
Rie Ino'o
Sadako Yamamura
Daisuke Ban
Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma
Kiyoshi Risho
Omiya
Masahiko Ono
Okazaki
Yôko Ôshima
Reiko's Aunt
Kiriko Shimizu
Ryomi Oishi
Orie Izuno
Sadako Yamamura
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Hayatsu
Miwako Kaji
Kazue Yamamura
Yoko Kima
Student
Asami Nagata
Student
Keiko Yoshida
Student
Yoshiko Matsumaru
Student
Yoho Naose
Student
Maki Ikeda
Yoko Tsuji
Takashi Takayama
Takehiko Nomi
Toshihiko Takeda
Yamamura
Chihiro Shirai
Young Sadako
Mantarô Koichi
President
Shinkichi Noda
Member of the Press
Kazufumi Nakai
Member of the Press
Makoto Kakeda
Kanrinin
Kanehiro Ri
Komiya kameraman
Yûrei Yanagi
AD Okazaki
Videos
News
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- Release Date 01/31/1998
- Language Japanese
- Director Hideo Nakata
- Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi
- Cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi
- Producers Takashige Ichise, Shin'ya Kawai, Takenori Sentô
- Companies KADOKAWA Shoten, Omega Project, Rasen Production Committee, TOHO
- Budget $1,200,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Jan 31, 1998 | Theatrical (Limited) | R |
| DK | Jan 31, 1998 | Theatrical | 15 |
| FI | Jan 31, 1998 | Theatrical | K-16 |
| Japan | Jan 31, 1998 | Theatrical | R15+ |
| Mexico | Jan 31, 1998 | Theatrical | B-15 |
| NO | Jan 31, 1998 | Theatrical (Limited) | 15 |
| HK | Apr 29, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| South Korea | Dec 11, 1999 | Theatrical | 12 |
| IE | Aug 18, 2000 | Theatrical (Limited) | 18 |
| United Kingdom | Aug 18, 2000 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Spain | Nov 24, 2000 | Theatrical | 12 |
| France | Apr 11, 2001 | Theatrical | — |
| SE | Apr 28, 2001 | Theatrical (Uppsala Horror Film Festival) | 15 |
| Australia | Sep 13, 2001 | Theatrical | MA15+ |
| France | Mar 19, 2002 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| Germany | Feb 4, 2003 | Physical (DvD) | 16 |
| United States | Mar 4, 2003 | Physical | NR |
| Germany | May 15, 2003 | Theatrical | 16 |
| SE | Nov 12, 2003 | Physical (DVD release) | 15 |
| Netherlands | Oct 1, 2007 | TV (MTV) | 16 |
| Russia | Dec 11, 2012 | Theatrical (Limited) (Screening of Japanese films in State Museum of the East (Moscow)) | — |
| Brazil | May 15, 2013 | Digital (Amazon Prime Video) | 14 |
| France | Oct 5, 2015 | Physical (Blu-Ray) | — |
| IE | Mar 1, 2019 | Theatrical (re-release) | 12 |
| France | Apr 19, 2023 | Physical (4K UHD) | 12 |
| Russia | Aug 31, 2023 | Theatrical | 18+ |
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