Ringu 2 (1999)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Hideo Nakata

Writers:

Hideo Nakata (writer)
Kôji Suzuki (characters)

Release Date:

10 June 1999 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Plot:

Reiko takes Yoichi into hiding when her son begins to display frightening powers. Meanwhile, Mai Takano and the authorities begin a desperate search for them, as the mysterious Ring curse spreads...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Child In Peril | Revenge | Watching Video | Supernatural

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Miki Nakatani	...	Mai Takano
Hitomi Sato	...	Masami Kurahashi
Kyôko Fukada	...	Kanae Sawaguchi
Fumiyo Kohinata	...	Dr. Kawajiri
Kenjiro Ishimaru	...	Detective Omuta
Yûrei Yanagi	...	Okazaki
Rikiya Otaka	...	Yoichi Asakawa
Yoichi Numata	...	Takashi Yamamura
Nanako Matsushima	...	Reiko Asakawa
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Ryuji Takayama
Masako	...	Shizuko Yamamura
Rie Inou	...	Sadako Yamamura
Katsumi Muramatsu	...	Koichi Asakawa
Daisuke Ban	...	Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma
Yôko Chôsokabe	...	Coronor

Also Known As:

Ring 2 (International: English title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:PG-13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | Germany:16

Company:

Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.

Trivia:

Daisuke Ban who plays Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma is credited in Ringu 2 (1999) despite the fact he never appears in it.

Quotes:

Ryuji Takayama: Yoichi, give your fear to me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Ring Two (2005)

S10 Reviews: Ringu 2 (1999)

Well this time around the filmmakers got it right. 'Ringu 2' (1999) is now the true sequel to the 1998 original, forget 'Rasen' (1998). This time around we see Mai Takano and the powers that be go of to look for the answers to the cursed video and to find Reiko and Yoichi only to find that Yoichi has developed Sadako's telekinetic powers and is in-fact becoming the demonic girl. This is the way they should have went in the first pace. 'Ringu 2' blows 'Rasen' out of the water and runs rings around 'Ringu'. T liked the original but found the suspense lacking and the film-making a nit bland, in this film however Hideo Nakata (who also helmed the original) gives the visuals a much needed kick and the atmosphere so much needed zing. The story is a lot more interesting and the acting gives the film a bit of a haunting feel.