Ringu (1997)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Reiko Asakawa

      Nanako Matsushima

    • Mai Takano

      Miki Nakatani

    • Ryûji Takayama

      Hiroyuki Sanada

    • Tomoko Oishi

      Yûko Takeuchi

    • Masami Kurahashi

      Hitomi Sato

    • Takashi Yamamura

      Yôichi Numata

    • Yoshino

      Yutaka Matsushige

    • Kôichi Asakawa

      Katsumi Muramatsu

    • Yôichi Asakawa, Reiko's son

      Rikiya Ôtaka

    • Shizuko Yamamura

      Masako

    • Doctor Heihachirô Ikuma

      Daisuke Ban

    • Omiya the cameraman

      Kiyoshi Rishô

    • Okazaki

      Yûrei Yanagi

    • Reiko's aunt

      Yôko Ôshima

    • Ryômi Ôishi

      Kiriko Shimizu

    • Sadako Yamamura

      Orie Izuno

    • Hayatsu

      Hiroyuki Watanabe

    • Kazue Yamamura

      Miwako Kaji

    • junior high schoolgirl

      Yoko Kima

    • junior high schoolgirl

      Asami Nagata

    • junior high schoolgirl

      Yukiko Shimodaira

    • senior high schoolgirl

      Keiko Yoshida

    • senior high schoolgirl

      Yoshiko Matsumaru

    • senior high schoolgirl

      Yôho Naose

    • Yôko Tsuji

      Maki Ikeda

    • Takehiko Nomi

      Takashi Takayama

    • Yamamura as a teenager

      Toshihiko Takeda

    • Sadako as a young girl

      Chihiro Shirai

    • town hall moderator

      Mantarô Koichi

    • press representative

      Shinichi Noda

    • press representative

      Kazufumi Nakai

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Hideo Nakata

    • Assistant Director

      Kuni Rishô

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Omega Project

    • In association with

      Ace Pictures

    • International Distribution

      Kadokawa Shoten

    • Production Company

      Pony Canyon

    • Production Company

      Toho Co. Ltd.

    • Production Company

      Imagica

    • Production Company

      Asmik Ace Entertainment

    • Executive Producer

      Masato Hara

    • Producer

      Shinya Kawai

    • Producer

      Takashige Ichise

    • Producer

      Takenori Sentô

    • Line Producer

      Tatsuya Isomura

    • Associate Producer

      Makoto Ishihara

    • Unit Production Manager

      Tetsuya Nakamura

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Hiroshi Takahashi

    • Based on the novels by

      Kôji Suzuki

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Junichirô Hayashi

    • Lighting Supervisor

      Nobuo Maebara

    Special Effects:

    • Visual Effects Supervisor

      Hajime Matsumoto

    • Special Photographic Effects

      Sei Yokoyama

    • Digital Effects

      Kô Kawabata

    • Digital Matte Paintings

      Yoshiyuki Kimura

    • Special Effects

      Hajime Matsumoto

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Nobuyuki Takahashi

    • Digital Film Editing

      Hideo Tsuji

    • Digital Film Editing

      Yoshinori Watanabe

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Iwao Saitô

    Make-up:

    • Special Make-up Co-ordinator

      Takuya Wada

    • Key Special Make-up

      Yoshiichi Matsui

    Film processing:

    • Optical Effects

      Kôsei Haibara

    Music:

    • Music

      Kenji Kawai