is a 1998 Japanese psychological horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel Ring by Kôji Suzuki, which in turn draws on the Japanese folk tale Bancho Sarayashiki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Rikiya Otaka. The film follows TV reporter and single mother Reiko who is caught up in a series of deaths surrounding a cursed video tape.