is a 1995 Japanese

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based on the novel of the same title by

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. In comparison to the subsequent theatrical films and television series based on the novel, it is the most accurate in relation to the original text.

Release

The film premiered on the Japanese television station

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on August 11, 1995 as ''Ring''. When released on home video in Japan on VHS and

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, the film was released as with a few changes. The film has only been released in Japan, and has not seen a home video re-release since 1996.

Cast

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as Kazuyuki Asakawa *

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as Ryūji Takayama * Ayane Miura as

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* Kyōko Dōnowaki as Shizuko Yamamura *

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as Shizuka Asakawa *

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as Tomoko Ōishi * Maha Hamada as Mai Takano *

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as Jōtarō Nagao * Tadayoshi Ueda as Takashi Yamamura

References

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