The Ring Virus (1999)
June 12, 1999Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Shin Eun-kyung
Sun-ju
Lee Hyeong-soo
Actor
Jung Jin-young
Choi Yeol
Kim Chang-wan
Actor
Yoon Joo-sang
Elder Park
Bae Doona
Park Eun-Suh
Kim Kkot-ji
Actress
Kwon Nam-hee
Sang-Mi's Mother
Yoo Yeon-soo
Dr. Oh
Yoo Yeon-su
Actor
Mauricio Dortona
Producer / Cinematography / Editor
Kim Dong-bin
Director
Kōji Suzuki
Writer
Jonathan Kim
Producer
Won Il
Composer
Chul-hyun Hwang
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 12, 1999
Original Name링
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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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 film's production, South Korea had placed a ban on Japanese cultural imports, which would have prevented Ring from being released in the country. The Ring Virus was commissioned as a remake for the South Korean market. By late 1998 the ban had been lifted, however production for the film had already progressed to near completion, and the film was released on 12 June 1999.