Ring on Arte: Hideo Nakata’s cursed videotape returns ahead of Halloween

A videotape, a phone call and seven days to live: Ring turns watching a video into a countdown. Arte will broadcast Hideo Nakata’s film on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 11 p.m., following David Fincher’s The Game.

Journalist Reiko Asakawa investigates her niece’s unexplained death. After hearing a rumor about a cursed recording, she finds herself in danger too. Nanako Matsushima plays Reiko, opposite Hiroyuki Sanada as her ex-husband, whom she turns to for help understanding the video’s origins.

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This 1998 Japanese film brings Kôji Suzuki’s novel to the screen, with a screenplay by Hiroshi Takahashi. Its original title, Ringu, and its cast help identify the film that launched the franchise, before the American remakes.

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