Ring 2

1999 [JAPANESE]

Action / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi

30
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 15829 15.8K

asylum horror sequel curse videotape female corpse

Plot summary

While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.

Director

Hideo Nakata Photo
Hideo Nakata

Top cast

Hiroyuki Sanada Photo
Hiroyuki Sanada as Ryûji Takayama
Kyoko Fukada Photo
Kyoko Fukada as Kanae Sawaguchi
Yôichi Numata Photo
Yôichi Numata as Takashi Yamamura
Yûrei Yanagi Photo
Yûrei Yanagi as Okazaki
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823.86 MB
1280*700
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 6
1.53 GB
1904*1040
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 34

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kevin_robbins 7 / 10

Ringu 2 is a significant step down from the first film but still has enough worthwhile content to make it a must-see

I recently rewatched Ringu 2 (1999) on Tubi. The storyline picks up where the first film left off, with the cursed tape still circulating and potentially causing a mass crisis. Meanwhile, the mother and son from the first film are in hiding, and the little boy begins to develop supernatural powers. Society starts searching for the mother and son to solve the outbreak from the tape that could end mankind.This film was directed by Hideo Nakata (Dark Water) and stars Miki Nakatani (Ringu), Hitomi Satô (Ringu), Kyoko Fukada (The Teacher), Fumiyo Kohinata (Outrage), and Rikiya Otaka (Ringu).I'm not sure I loved the direction they took with the storyline and overall premise for this sequel. The opening refresher is well done, but the way they portrayed the widespread outbreak was just okay, and the film got bogged down there. However, the last 30 minutes, when they finally return to the well, are exceptionally well done. The corpses are excellent, and the overall conclusion is well executed. There is a lot to like here, even if it isn't as good as its predecessor.In conclusion, Ringu 2 is a significant step down from the first film but still has enough worthwhile content to make it a must-see. I would score this a 7/10 and strongly recommend.
Reviewed by Bungle-9 6 / 10

What happened?

I watched Ringu only a few days ago and pretty much got it. With this the result was different. Mai has such a small role in the original that I almost had no idea who she was. Also, I found that this film expected you to understand stuff without even mentioning it at all, such as the fact that Sadako had manifested herself in Yoichi - it was assumed that we got it. I did get it, of course, but a hint of explanation would have been nice.As with my previous review of the original, I can honestly say that I didn't find this instalment particularly scary. More like an over-complicated episode of The X Files. That's another trait of Japanese cinema that gets me sometimes - a film would seem OK to start, fairly straightforward, easy to get, but towards the end of the movie it gets unnecessarily complicated. Luckily there wasn't too much of that here, but there was still a bit of it. If I were to continue that rant a little,I would voice my annoyance at the barrage of unfinished important sentences that characters tend to speak. OK, so maybe we should be able to finish them ourselves, but sometimes it's just too obscure. For example, sentences along the lines of "That mean's he's...", or "Could he be...". No conclusion to the sentence. Nothing. Grrr! Anyway, rant over, overall I thought this was watchable, though not as good or coherent as the original. Despite the ranting, I still love Japanese cinema (what little experience I have of it).I'm away to watch Ringu 0. Let's see how well it does.
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