{"product_id":"ringu-blu-ray_av239","title":"Ringu (Blu-Ray)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1998, director Hideo Nakata (Dark Water) unleashed a chilling tale of technological terror on unsuspecting\u003cbr\u003e\naudiences, which redefined the horror genre, launched the J-horror boom in the West and introduced a generation\u003cbr\u003e\nof moviegoers to a creepy, dark-haired girl called Sadako. The film’s success spawned a slew of remakes,\u003cbr\u003e\nreimaginations and imitators, but none could quite boast the power of Nakata’s original masterpiece, which melded\u003cbr\u003e\ntraditional Japanese folklore with contemporary anxieties about the spread of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA group of teenage friends are found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted, their faces twisted in terror.\u003cbr\u003e\nReiko (Nanako Matsushima, When Marnie Was There), a journalist and the aunt of one of the victims, sets out to\u003cbr\u003e\ninvestigate the shocking phenomenon, and in the process uncovers a creepy urban legend about a supposedly\u003cbr\u003e\ncursed videotape, the contents of which causes anyone who views it to die within a week – unless they can\u003cbr\u003e\npersuade someone else to watch it, and, in so doing, pass on the curse…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArrow Video is proud to present Ringu, the film that started it all, restored from the original negative in glorious high\u003cbr\u003e\ndefinition and supplemented by a wealth of archival and newly created bonus materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e• Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, approved by director of photography Junichiro Hayashi \u003cbr\u003e\n• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation \u003cbr\u003e\n• Lossless Japanese DTS-HD master audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 soundtracks \u003cbr\u003e\n• Optional English subtitles \u003cbr\u003e\n• New audio commentary by film historian David Kalat \u003cbr\u003e\n• The Ringu Legacy, a series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and its enduring legacy \u003cbr\u003e\n• A Vicious Circle, a new video interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata \u003cbr\u003e\n• Circumnavigating Ringu, a new video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the Ringu series \u003cbr\u003e\n• Sadako’s Video \u003cbr\u003e\n• Theatrical trailers \u003cbr\u003e\n• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cinema Cellar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42049806925909,"sku":"AV239","price":40.48,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3032\/6613\/files\/ringu_bd_flat_us_ifu8cifbqlrta2hq.jpg?v=1767993611","url":"https:\/\/cinemacellar.com\/products\/ringu-blu-ray_av239","provider":"Cinema Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}