The Spiral (1998)
Mar 26, 2008Ring Sequel
The black sheep among the Japanese Ringu films. A sequel released the same time as the first film, this lacks the other's uncanny atmosphere and was ignored
Koji Suzuki
Ring (1998)
Aug 31, 1999Cursed Video Broadcast/Japanese Ghost Story
Kaidan eiga (Japanese ghost story) that was a huge hit, spawning several sequels and an English-language remake, plus a horde of imitators. For all its reputation, the film is often crude, nevertheless does evince an eerie atmosphere
Ring 0: Birthdays (2000)
Aug 1, 2004Haunting/Psychic Powers/Japanese Ghost Story
The third of the Japanese Ringu/Ring films. A new director means a different approach but what also becomes apparent is that the original was never intended as a series and the attempts to further draw it out result in a confusing mishmash of ideas
Sadako 3D (2012)
Dec 5, 2014Ring Sequel/Japanese Ghost Story
The original Ring was a classic, an eerie ghost story that was a success that spawned a series of copies right around the Asian region. Here the Ring cycle has been rebooted in a heavy letdown that abandons all of the creepy atmospherics of the original for a series of pop-up CGI effects
Sadako (2019)
Mar 21, 2022Ring Sequel
The thirteenth film in the Ring/Ringu franchise. The question is whether the return of original director Hideo Nakata to the franchise can revitalise the series