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Ring 2

1999 · 95 min

A slow, oppressive crawl through grief and psychic dread, where quiet moments curdle into sudden, haunting imagery.

Directed by
Hideo Nakata
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Science fiction
Overview
While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.

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Directed by
Hideo Nakata
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Science fiction
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • isolation
  • fate
  • trauma
  • mystery
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

In this series

Ring Collection

  1. RingMovie · 1998
  2. The SpiralMovie · 1998
  3. Ring 2Movie · 1999 This title
  4. Ring 0Movie · 2000
  5. Sadako 3DMovie · 2012
  6. Sadako 3D 2Movie · 2013
  7. Sadako vs. KayakoMovie · 2016
  8. SadakoMovie · 2019
  9. Sadako DXMovie · 2022

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Genres
horror, mystery, science fiction
Directed by
Hideo Nakata
Written by
Hiroshi Takahashi
Starring
Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Sato, Kyoko Fukada, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kenjirou Ishimaru, Yûrei Yanagi, Rikiya Ôtaka, Yōichi Numata
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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