Movies Like Ringu (1998)

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Ringu Movie Information:

Directors:

Hideo Nakata

Stars:

Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi, Hitomi Satô, Yôichi Numata … (full cast)

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Similar Movies Like Ringu (1998)

1. The Ring (2002)

   Synopsis/Plot: Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers (including her niece).
   
   There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it.
   
   If…
   
   Tagline: Before you die, you see... the ring.
   Genres: Horror, Mystery
   
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2. Audition (1999)

   Synopsis/Plot: In Tokyo, Shigeharu Aoyama is a widower that grieves the loss of his wife and raises his son Shigehiko Aoyama alone.
   
   Seven years later, the teenage Shigehiko asks why his middle-aged father does not remarry…
   
   Tagline: She always gets a part
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Romance
   
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3. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

   Synopsis/Plot: Two sisters who, after spending time in a mental institution, return to the home of their father and cruel stepmother.
   
   Once there, in addition to dealing with their stepmother's obsessive and unbalanced ways, an interfering…
   
   Tagline: Our sorrow was conceived long before our birth
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
   
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4. Shutter (2004)

   Synopsis/Plot: A young photographer Thun and his girlfriend Jane discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after fleeing the scene of an accident.
   
   As they investigate the phenomenon, they find other photographs contain similar supernatural images, that…
   
   Tagline: The most terrifying images are the ones that are real.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
   
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5. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)

   Synopsis/Plot: In Japan, when the volunteer social assistant Rika Nishina is assigned to visit a family, she is cursed and chased by two revengeful fiends: Kayako, a woman brutally murdered by her husband and her son…
   
   Tagline: When a grudge from the dead passes to the living - Who is safe?
   Genres: Horror
   
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6. Dark Water (2002)

   Synopsis/Plot: In the final stages of a messy divorce, Yoshimi struggles to build a new life for herself and her daughter.
   
   Unfortunately, the challenges of single parenting and an ongoing custody battle are further complicated when…
   
   Tagline: Sanity seeps away... one drop at a time. (North America ADV Films DVD)
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
   
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7. Ringu 2 (1999)

   Synopsis/Plot: In this sequel to Ringu (1998), Mai Takano is trying to learn more about the death of her professor, Ryûji.
   
   She soon hears stories about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a girl named…
   
   Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery
   
   

8. Ju-on 2 (2003)

   Synopsis/Plot: While driving , the pregnant horror-movie actress Kyôko Harase and her fiancé are in a car crash caused by the Toshio's friend.
   
   Kyôko loses her baby and her fiancé winds up in a coma.
   
   Kyôko…
   
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy
   
   

9. Ju-on: The Curse (2000)

   Synopsis/Plot: Jealous of his wives love for another man, a teacher from her high school, a man brutally kills his wife and young son.
   
   Searching for the son who has missed a lot of school, the…
   
   Genres: Horror, Mystery
   
   

10. Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)

    Synopsis/Plot: On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to sell, only to cross paths with its resident curse.
    
    Genres: Horror, Mystery
    
    

Movies like Ringu include The Ring (2002), Audition (1999), A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), Shutter (2004), Ju-on: The Grudge (2002), Dark Water (2002), Ringu 2 (1999), Ju-on 2 (2003), Ju-on: The Curse (2000), and Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000).

These movies are similar to Ringu because they include movie themes such as Asian, Featured Supernatural, Supernatural, and Cursed Images, Killer Kids, Revenge, J-Horror.