A group of teenage friends are found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted, their faces twisted in terror. Reiko, a journalist and the aunt of one of the victims, sets out to investigate the shocking phenomenon, and in the process uncovers a creepy urban legend about a supposedly cursed videotape, the contents of which causes anyone who views it to die within a week, unless they can persuade someone else to watch it, and, in so doing, pass on the curse.

Title and credits from screen. Based on the novel by Koji Suzuki. Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. Widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1). 4K restoration from the original camera negative, approved by director of photography Junichiro Hayashi. Issued in a boxed set entitled Ringu collection, with an accompanying book (57 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm). Features: commentary soundtrack with film historian David Kalat; The Ring Legacy, a series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ring series and its enduring legacy; A vicious circle, a new video interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata: Circumnavigating Ring, a new video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the Ring series; Sadako's video; Theatrical trailers; Image gallery.