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.

Directed by

Hideo Nakata

Written by

Hiroshi Takahashi

Genres

Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Released

January 23, 1999

Runtime

1h 35m

Status

Released

Original title

リング 2

Language

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Studios

KADOKAWA Shoten, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Fuji Television Network, TOHO, Sumitomo Corporation, IMAGICA, Nippan Group Holdings, Omega Project

Budget

$6,000,000

Box office

$31,365,000