Ring O: Birthday, a prequel to the phenomenally successful “Ring” and “Ring 2” films by Hideo Nakata, provides the back-story of Sadako - the murdering, vengeful spirit that haunts the living via video-tape. Set in the 1960s, Sadako is a shy student, who earns the wrath of her colleagues when she attracts the attention of the drama club director. Suspicions about Sadako rise when mysterious deaths start to occur. With less thrills and shocks of the originals, “Ring 0” still impresses with its tension and dramatic staging of Sadako’s tragic past. Cast includes Yukie Nakama, Seiichi Tanabe and Yoshiko Tanaka.
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ACMI Identifier
319012
Languages
English
Japanese
Japanese
Audience classification
M (15+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Occultism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children and death
Feature films → Feature films - Japan
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)