is a 1995 Japanese
horror television film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
based on
the novel of the same title by
Koji Suzuki
is a Japanese writer, who was born in Hamamatsu and lives in Tokyo. Suzuki is the author of the Ring (novel series), ''Ring'' novels, which have been adapted into other formats, including films, manga, TV series and video games. He has written ...
.
In comparison to the subsequent theatrical films and television series based on the novel, it is the most accurate in relation to the original text.
Release
The film premiered on the Japanese television station
Fuji TV
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on August 11, 1995 as ''Ring''. When released on home video in Japan on VHS and
LaserDisc
The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as DiscoVision, MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diam ...
, the film was released as with a few changes. The film has only been released in Japan, and has not seen a home video re-release since 1996.
Cast
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Katsunori Takahashi
is a Japanese singer and actor who is represented by the talent agency, K-Dash.
Filmography TV series
Films
Awards
References
External links
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Official profile
Japanese male actors
Japanese male singers
1964 births
Living peop ...
as
Kazuyuki Asakawa
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Yoshio Harada
was a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1966 and made his television debut in 1967 with "Tenka no seinen" and his film debut in ...
as Ryūji Takayama
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Ayane Miura as
Sadako Yamamura
, also known as Park Eun-suh () and Samara Morgan, is the main antagonist of Koji Suzuki's ''Ring'' novel series and the film franchise of the same name. Sadako's fictional history alternates between continuities, but all depict her as the ven ...
* Kyōko Dōnowaki as Shizuko Yamamura
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Mai Tachihara
is a Japanese actress. She appeared in '' Ring: Kanzenban'', the 1995 TV movie adaptation of Koji Suzuki
is a Japanese writer, who was born in Hamamatsu and lives in Tokyo. Suzuki is the author of the ''Ring'' novels, which have been adap ...
as Shizuka Asakawa
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Akiko Hinagata
is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol.
Career Television
She made her acting debut in 1992 in the TBS drama ''Obenkyō''. In 1994, she was chosen Fuji Television Visual Queen. Two years later, Hinagata received the Golden Arrow Graph p ...
as Tomoko Ōishi
* Maha Hamada as Mai Takano
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Tomorowo Taguchi
is a Japanese actor, film director and musician.
After leaving Dokkyo University without graduating, he started to earn his living as an illustrator, writer and pornographic cartoonist. He joined a theatre called Hakken no Kai in 1978 and he ma ...
as Jōtarō Nagao
* Tadayoshi Ueda as Takashi Yamamura
References
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1995 films
1995 horror films
1995 television films
1990s Japanese-language films
Films set in the 1990s
Horror television films
Japanese horror films
Japanese television films
Television films based on books
The Ring (franchise)
1990s Japanese films
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