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1998 Certificate 15
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Hideo Nakata's sequel to his notoriously creepy RING continues the chilling tale after the unforgettable finale of the original. Reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima) continues her investigation of the ghostly Sadako and the cursed videotape. Meanwhile, Reiko's son, Yoichi (Rikiya Otaka), begins to show signs of psychic .. Read more

Starring Daisuke Ban, Kyoko Fukada, Kenjiro Ishimaru, Nanako Matsushima
Director Hideo Nakata
Genres Horror, World Cinema

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Ring 2

Hideo Nakata's sequel to his notoriously creepy RING continues the chilling tale after the unforgettable finale of the original. Reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima) continues her investigation of the ghostly Sadako and the cursed videotape. Meanwhile, Reiko's son, Yoichi (Rikiya Otaka), begins to show signs of psychic powers similar to those of Sadako. Meanwhile, the former gilrfriend of Reiko's ex-husband, Mai Takano (Miki Nakatani), becomes involved in the search as well. As with the first film, watching this movie alone is not recommended.

Starring Daisuke Ban, Kyoko Fukada, Kenjiro Ishimaru, Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Rikiya Otaka
Director Hideo Nakata
Studio PALISADES TARTAN
Run time DVD: 1 hr 35 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Collections 100 Horror Films
Genres Horror, World Cinema
Language DVD: Japanese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 30 Jul 2001
Production year: 1998
Format DVD

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  • Rare case of a sequel living up to (and in some ways even improving on) the original. The quest for answers about the... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 12 out of 13 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Not a patch on the original

    Ring 2 follows on directly from where the original left off, with the same characters and plot. Reiko is still trying to find a way to stop the curse of the video once and for all, but is worried because her son is starting to display the same kind of psychic powers that were inherent with Sadako before she was killed...

    The engaging story fromt he original film is mostly gone now, with only the quest to learn more about Sadko and stop her taking centre-stage. The feeling of dread as time wore on which was so prevalent in the original, is not present at all here, since the orginal revealed how to stop the powers of the videotape.

    The plot becomes even mroe convoluted with lots of psychobabble talk about auras and psychikinetic energy and what not, and it not only lets this film down, but startes to drag the original down with it.

    The last 15 minutes are engaging and finally get us back into the swing of what we enjoyed about the original so much, but getting to that point is boring and even painful to watch.

    If you want to be a Ring completist, by all means rent this, however, if you want the great memories of the original to remain untarnished, avoid like the plague.

      • David Gray from Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      • Posted 01 Mar 2004 14:56

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    Rated - 0 stars

    Waste of time

    I expected this to be the sequal to the Ring, but it was Japanese! Not what I wanted, a waste of time

      • A customer from northeast
      • Posted 28 Apr 2007 10:19

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      • Hideo Nakata's sequel to his notoriously creepy RING continues the chilling tale after the unforgettable finale of the original. Reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima) continues her investigation ...