In 1998, director Hideo Nakata (Dark Water) unleashed a chilling tale of technological terror on unsuspecting audiences, which redefined the horror genre, launched the J-horror boom in the West and introducing a generation of moviegoers to a creepy, dark-haired girl called Sadako. The film’s success spawned a slew of remakes, reimaginations and imitators, but none could quite boast the power of Nakata’s original masterpiece, which melded traditional Japanese folklore … mehrwith contemporary anxieties about the spread of technology.

A group of teenage friends are found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted, their faces twisted in terror.
Reiko (Nanako Matsushima, When Marnie Was There), a journalist and the aunt of one of the victims, sets out to investigate the shocking phenomenon, and in the process uncovers a creepy urban legend about a supposedly cursed videotape, the contents of which causes anyone who views it to die within a week – unless they can persuade someone else to watch it, and, in so doing, pass on the curse.

Extras:
Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat
"The Ring Legacy" critics and filmmakers reflect on their memories of the Ring series and its enduring legacy (27:34)
"A Vicious Circle" interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata (21:12)
"Circumnavigating Ring" video essay by critic Jasper Sharp on the J-horror phenomenon (24:56)
"Sadako's Video" short (0:50)
"Ring"/"Spiral" Double Bill Trailer 1 (1:11)
"Ring"/"Spiral" Double Bill Trailer 2 (2:03)
U.K. Theatrical Trailer (0:53)
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