Genres Horror Thriller
Keywords journalist based on novel or book island halloween telephone supernatural paranormal urban legend curse cabin in the woods occult well videotape urban horror j-horror

Synopsis

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

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Director & Writers

Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata
Director
Hiroshi Takahashi
Hiroshi Takahashi
Screenplay
Kōji Suzuki
Kōji Suzuki
Novel

Cast

Nanako Matsushima
Nanako Matsushima
Reiko Asakawa
Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ryuji Takayama
Rikiya Ôtaka
Rikiya Ôtaka
Yoichi Asakawa
Miki Nakatani
Miki Nakatani
Mai Takano
Yuko Takeuchi
Yuko Takeuchi
Tomoko Oishi
Hitomi Sato
Hitomi Sato
Masami Kurahashi
Yutaka Matsushige
Yutaka Matsushige
Yoshino
Yōichi Numata
Yōichi Numata
Takashi Yamamura
Katsumi Muramatsu
Katsumi Muramatsu
Koichi Asakawa
Masako
Masako
Shizuko Yamamura

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Appears in Lists

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