The Thing
Horror · Mystery
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Film / 1999
Ring 2
Directed by
Hideo Nakata
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Miki NakataniMai Takano
Hitomi SatoMasami Kurahashi
Kyoko FukadaKanae Sawaguchi
Fumiyo KohinataDr. Kawajiri
Kenjirou IshimaruDetective Omuta
Yûrei YanagiOkazaki
Rikiya ÔtakaYôichi Asakawa
Yōichi NumataTakashi Yamamura
MasakoShizuko Yamamura
Miwako KajiKazue Yamamura
Katsumi MuramatsuKôichi Asakawa
Daisuke BanHeihachirô Ikuma
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Rie Ino'oSadako Yamamura
Masakazu SerizawaOkazaki no Dôryô - Sakuma
Shinmei TsujiManshon Kanrinin
Nanako MatsushimaReiko Asakawa
Yoshiko YuraNurse Hayashi
Hiroyuki SanadaRyuji Takayama
Tarō SuwaKadokura Keiji
Kinto TamuraShorô
Shirô NamikiGishi
Takashi NishinaJoshu
Yoko ChosokabeNurse Ukai
Isao YatsuTaxi Driver
Mebuki TsuchidaYoung Sadako
Kazumasa TaguchiKeiji
Sadahiko IrisawaYoung Keiji
Takahiko TamuraTV Cameraman
Hiroyuki AmanoTV Kyoku Staff
Koichi ShibataTV Kyoku Staff
Tomo TaniguchiElder
Ai IharaFemale Nurse
Mitsuko IwamotoFemale Nurse
Hatsune MatsushimaFemale Nurse
Yamaguchi MahoPatient
Usagi ŌyamaPatient
Sanae KagayaPatient
Yoko AshikawaPatient
AkenoPatient
Ayumi TachiharaPatient
Shôko IrokaPatient
Junko SasakiPatient
Kazu NagahamaDoctor #2 (uncredited)
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