Ring

1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata
Movie film Q531328
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Ring

Summary

Ring is a film[1]. Ring ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,441 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ring received the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award[3].
  • Ring's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Ring was directed by Hideo Nakata[5].
  • Kōji Suzuki wrote the screenplay for Ring[6].
  • Ring's composer is recorded as Kenji Kawai[7].
  • Ring's genre is horror film[8].
  • Ring's genre is fantasy film[9].
  • Ring's genre is Japanese horror[10].
  • Ring's genre is thriller film[11].
  • Ring's genre is ghost film[12].
  • Ring's genre is supernatural film[13].
  • Ring's based on is recorded as Ring[14].
  • A cast member of Ring was Nanako Matsushima[15].
  • A cast member of Ring was Hiroyuki Sanada[16].
  • A cast member of Ring was Miki Nakatani[17].
  • A cast member of Ring was Rikiya Otaka[18].
  • A cast member of Ring was Yūko Takeuchi[19].
  • A cast member of Ring was Rie Inō[20].
  • A cast member of Ring was Yutaka Matsushige[21].
  • A cast member of Ring was Yoichi Numata[22].
  • A cast member of Ring was Hitomi Satō[23].
  • Ring was produced by Takashige Ichise[24].
  • Ring's part of the series is recorded as The Ring[25].
  • Ring's production company is recorded as Kadokawa Shoten[26].
  • Ring's director of photography is recorded as Junichiro Hayashi[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ring was produced by Takashige Ichise[24]. Ring was directed by Hideo Nakata[5]. Kōji Suzuki wrote the screenplay for Ring[6]. Cast members include Nanako Matsushima[15], Hiroyuki Sanada[16], Miki Nakatani[17], Rikiya Otaka[18], Yūko Takeuchi[19], and Rie Inō[20].

Publication

Ring was published on January 31, 1998[28]. The original language of Ring was Japanese[29]. Genres include horror film[8], fantasy film[9], Japanese horror[10], thriller film[11], ghost film[12], and supernatural film[13]. Ring's part of the series is recorded as The Ring[25]. Ring was distributed by video on demand[30].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include supernatural[31], revenge[32], hatred[33], extrasensory perception[34], filicide[35], and curse[36]. Ring's part of the series is recorded as The Ring[25].

Reception

Ring received the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award[3]. Reviews include 7.6/10[37] and 98%[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Ring's after a work by is recorded as Kōji Suzuki[39].

Why It Matters

Ring ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,441 views/month).[2] Ring has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Ring is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Ring receive?

Honors received include Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 178868
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 31667
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  3. 12w ago · دارگ · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Media franchise → The Ring
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  4. 12w ago · دارگ · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0031052
    Part of the series → The Ring
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  5. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → September 1997
    Described by source → Nightmare Japan: Contemporary Japanese Horror Cinema
    Publication date → +1998-01-31T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Kōji Suzuki
    + 44 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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