Ringu Collection | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

Ringu Collection | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

Ringu Collection | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: March 31, 2020

On March 31, 2020, Arrow Video will release the Blu-ray for The Ringu Collection, which will include Ringu, Ringu 2, Ringu 0 – as well as the ‘lost’ original sequel, Spiral.

In 1998, director Hideo Nakata (Dark Water) unleashed a chilling tale of technological terror on unsuspecting audiences, which redefined the horror genre, launched the J-horror boom in the West and introduced a generation of moviegoers to a creepy, dark-haired girl called Sadako. The film’s success spawned a slew of remakes, reimaginations and imitators, but none could quite boast the power of Nakata’s original masterpiece, which melded traditional Japanese folklore with contemporary anxieties about the spread of technology.

A group of teenage friends are found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted, their faces twisted in terror. Reiko (Nanako Matsushima, When Marnie Was There), a journalist and the aunt of one of the victims, sets out to investigate the shocking phenomenon, and in the process uncovers a creepy urban legend about a supposedly cursed videotape, the contents of which causes anyone who views it to die within a week – unless they can persuade someone else to watch it, and, in so doing, pass on the curse…

Arrow Video is proud to present the genre-defining trilogy – Ringu, the film that started it all, plus Hideo Nakata’s chilling sequel, Ringu 2, and the haunting origin story, Ringu 0 – as well as the ‘lost’ original sequel, George Iida’s Spiral, gathered together in glorious high definition and supplemented by a wealth of archival and newly created bonus materials.

Special Features:

  • Brand New 4K restoration of Ringu from the original camera negative, approved by director of photography Junichiro Hayashi
  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations
  • Lossless Japanese DTS-HD master audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 soundtracks
  • Optional English subtitles
  • Bonus feature: Spiral, George Iida’s 1998 sequel to Ringu
  • New Audio commentary on Ringu by film historian David Kalat
  • New Audio commentary on Ringu 0 by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • The Ringu Legacy, a series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and its enduring legacy
  • A Vicious Circle, a new video interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata
  • Circumnavigating Ringu, a new video essay by author and critic Kat Ellinger on the evolution of the Ringu series
  • Spooks, Sighs and Videotape, a new video essay by critic Jasper Sharp on the J-horror phenomenon
  • The Psychology of Fear, a newly edited archival interview with author Koji Suzuki
  • Archival behind-the-scenes featurette on Ringu 0
  • Ringu 0 deleted scenes
  • Sadako’s Video
  • Multiple theatrical trailers for the Ringu series

Pre-order The Ringu Collection from Amazon.com today! 



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3 Responses to Ringu Collection | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

  1. Aerosniff Someglue says:

    Already bought the already pricey UK version. Really pretty cool!

  2. Ningen21 says:

    Spiral’s not to be confused with that recent Saw spin-off.

  3. CJ says:

    I want to see Hideo Nakata’s documentary A FOREIGN FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO HOLLYWOOD.

    It played some festivals and that’s it.

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