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{{nihongo|'''''Ring'''''|リング|Ringu}} is a 1998 Japanese [[supernatural horror film|supernatural]] [[psychological horror]] film directed by [[Hideo Nakata]] and written by Hiroshi Takahashi, based on the [[Ring (Suzuki novel)|1991 novel]] by [[Koji Suzuki (writer)|Koji Suzuki]]. The film stars [[Nanako Matsushima]], [[Miki Nakatani]], and [[Hiroyuki Sanada]], and follows a reporter who is racing to investigate the mystery behind a cursed [[video tape]]; whoever watches the tape dies seven days after doing so. The film is also titled '''''The Ring''''' (stylized as '''''the Ring''''') in Japan and was released in North America as '''''Ringu'''''.
Production took approximately nine months, and the film was shot back-to-back with a sequel, ''[[Spiral (1998 film)|Spiral]]'', featuring much of the same cast but involving neither Nakata or Takahashi; both
Spawning a popular [[The Ring (franchise)|franchise]], the film has been deemed very influential, triggering both a western popularization of [[Japanese horror]], including with its own English-language adaptations starting with 2002's ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]'', and a renaissance of Japanese horror films, inspiring other successful franchises such as ''[[Ju-On]]'' and ''[[The Grudge (film series)|The Grudge]]'' and spearheading Hollywood's transition from [[Slasher film|slashers]] into more atmospheric films in the 2000s. Despite the success of the original film, ''Spiral'' was largely ignored upon release, leading to Nakata and Takahashi making ''[[Ring 2]]'' (1999), another sequel ignoring the events of ''Spiral''.
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