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The Ring Virus(Movie, 1999)

Original title: "링" (Korean/KO)
1h 50min | Genres: Horror, Thriller
The Ring VirusRating: 2.3/5 (with 1313 votes)
The Ring Virus (Korean: 링; RR: Ring) is a 1999 South Korean horror film adapted from the Japanese novel Ring by Koji Suzuki. A joint project between Japan and Korea, this version has Park Eun-Suh as the creator of the cursed videotape. Although the filmmakers claimed that the film was adapted from the novel only, it differs from the novel in some ways that match the 1998 film Ring (also known as Ringu in the US), such as having a female lead character, and several scenes were directly copied, including some of the scenes on the videotape and the film's climax. At the time of the... ()
Part of the Ring Collection
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About The Ring Virus

Sun-ju is a reporter who uncovers a series of inexplicable deaths that occurred simultaneously. Her investigation leads her to a resort, where she finds a videotape filled with mysterious images. After viewing it, a message appears on the screen that she has just been cursed, and that in order to save herself she must - end of tape. Somebody has erased the rest, leaving her horrified and uncertain of her next move.

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Additional Information

Production country: South Korea
Based on: "Ring" (find it on Amazon)
Made by: AFDF
Original language: Korean (KO)
Spoken languages: Korean (KO)
Translated into 10 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 06/12/1999
Director: Dong-bin Kim
Producer: Jonathan Kim
Screenwriter: Kōji Suzuki
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"링"
Keywords: videotape, remake

11 movies in the Ring Collection

1995 Ring ("リング：完全版")
1998 Ring ("リング")
1998 The Spiral ("らせん")
1999 Ring 2 ("リング 2")
1999 The Ring Virus
2000 Ring 0 ("リング０　バースデイ")
2012 Sadako 3D ("貞子3D")
2013 Sadako 3D 2 ("貞子3D2")
2016 Sadako vs. Kayako ("貞子vs伽椰子")
2019 Sadako ("貞子")
2022 Sadako DX ("貞子DX")

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