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Ring 0

Ring 0

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Part of Ring Collection

2000•1h 39m•6.1/10
HorrorThrillerDrama

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🎬TMDb
6.1/10(283)

Taking place thirty years before the events of Ringu, Ringu 0 provides the shocking background story of how the girl on the video became a deadly, vengeful spirit.

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Production

Ring 0 Production Group

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Yukie Nakama

Yukie Nakama

Sadako Yamamura

Seiichi Tanabe

Seiichi Tanabe

Hiroshi Tôyama

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Etsuko Tachihara

Yoshiko Tanaka

Yoshiko Tanaka

Akiko Miyaji

Takeshi Wakamatsu

Takeshi Wakamatsu

Yûsaku Shigemori

Ryushi Mizukami

Ryushi Mizukami

Wataru Kuno

Kaoru Okunuki

Kaoru Okunuki

Aiko Hazuki

Yasushi Kimura

Yasushi Kimura

Togashi

Mami Hashimoto

Mami Hashimoto

Joshikôsei

Daisuke Ban

Daisuke Ban

Heihachirô Ikuma

Masako

Masako

Shizuko Yamamura

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Gekidan Kenkyûsei

Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko Takahata

Kaoru Arima

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Dansei Kyôyu (uncredited)

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