What is the South Korean horror film adapted from the Japanese novel "Ring" by Koji Suzuki which was first published in 1991, and set in modern-day Japan?
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Ring (Suzuki novel) Ring (リング , Ringu ) is a Japanese mystery horror novel by Koji Suzuki first published in 1991, and set in modern-day Japan. It was the basis for a 1995 film (""), a television series (""), a film of the same name (1998's "Ring"), and two remakes of the 1998 film: a South Korean version ("The Ring Virus"), an American version ("The Ring"), and The Ring's sequel, Rings.
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The Ring Virus The Ring Virus () is a South Korean horror film adapted from the Japanese novel "Ring" by Koji Suzuki. A joint project between Japan and Korea, this version has Park Eun-Suh as the creator of the cursed videotape. Although the filmmakers claimed that the film was adapted from the novel, there are various scenes in the film that match the 1998 film "Ring", such as the sex of the lead character, some of the scenes on the videotape as well as copying other film scenes directly from the original film, including the film's climax.
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Maborosi Maborosi, known in Japan as Maboroshi no Hikari (Japanese: 幻の光 , literally "phantasmic light", but best translated as 'a trick of the light') , is a 1995 Japanese drama film by director Hirokazu Koreeda starring Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano, and Takashi Naito. It is based on a novel by Teru Miyamoto.
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Kakashi Kakashi (Japanese: 案山子 , lit. Scarecrow) , is a 2001 horror film based on the manga of the same name. The film follows Kaoru Yoshikawa, whose search for her missing brother Tsuyoshi leads her to Kozukata, an isolated village that seems to harbor dark secrets.
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The Crucible (2011 film) The Crucible (; also known as Silenced) is a 2011 South Korean drama film  based on the novel of the same name by Gong Ji-young, starring Gong Yoo and Jung Yu-mi. It is based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
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Sadako vs. Kayako Sadako vs. Kayako (貞子 vs. 伽椰子 ) is a 2016 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Kōji Shiraishi. It is a crossover of the "Ju-on" and the "Ring" series of horror films. The film was first teased as an April Fools' joke on April 1, 2015, but was later confirmed on December 10, 2015, to be a real production. It was released on June 18, 2016, in Japan, with a North American release on January 26, 2017, on streaming site Shudder.
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Spring Snow (film) Spring Snow (春の雪 , Haru no Yuki ) is a 2005 film adaptation of Yukio Mishima's novel of the same name, directed by Isao Yukisada.
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Another Lonely Hitman Another Lonely Hitman (新・悲しきヒットマン , Shin kanashiki hittoman ) is a Japanese yakuza film directed by Rokurō Mochizuki starring Ryo Ishibashi and Asami Sawaki, who was making her film debut. The film was based on a novel by Yukio Yamanouchi who also appears as an actor in the film. The Japanese title of the film begins with the character 新, "shin" (new), to distinguish this movie from a 1989 film 悲しきヒットマン (Lonely or Sad Hitman), also based on a novel by Yamanouchi but unrelated in plot.
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Voice of a Murderer Voice of a Murderer (; lit. "His Voice") is a 2007 South Korean crime thriller-drama film written and directed by Park Jin-pyo, starring Sol Kyung-gu and Kim Nam-joo. It was the third top-grossing domestic film of 2007, with 3,143,247 tickets sold. The story is a fictionalized account of a real-life kidnapping case in 1991.
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A Tale of Two Sisters A Tale of Two Sisters (; lit. "Rose Flower, Red Lotus") is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror-thriller drama film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film is inspired by a Joseon Dynasty era folktale entitled Janghwa Hongryeon jeon, which has been adapted to film several times. The plot focuses on a recently released patient from a mental institution who returns home with her sister, only to face disturbing events between her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house- all of which are connected to a dark past in the family's history.
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The Rings The Rings is a 1985 Iranian horror mystery film written by director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and directed by Mohammad Reza Honarmand. It tells the story of a reporter investigating the sudden, inexplicable deaths of a growing number of people who had received phone calls informing them of exactly how long they had to live. The word "Zangha" is Persian for "The Rings" (as in telephone rings).
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Phone (film) Phone () is a 2002 South Korean horror film written and directed by Ahn Byeong-ki and starring Ha Ji-won and Kim Yoo-mi. The film is a complex and disturbing love story that involves possession and ghosts.
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The Butcher (2007 film) The Butcher is a 2007 South Korean horror film directed by Kim Jin-won and produced by Choi Gong-jae.The film starring Kim Sung-il, You Dong-hun in the lead roles.
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The Journals of Musan The Journals of Musan () is a 2011 South Korean film by Park Jung-bum, based on the experiences of Park's friend Jeon Seung-chul, a North Korean refugee he met while attending Yonsei University; Jeon was diagnosed with stomach cancer and died in 2008, less than 6 years after he defected to South Korea.
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Shiki (novel series) Shiki (Japanese: 屍鬼 , lit. "Corpse Demon" or "Death Spirit") is a horror novel by Japanese novelist Fuyumi Ono. It was originally published in two parts by Shinchosha in 1998, it was then reprinted into five parts in 2002. A manga series adapting the story, drawn by Ryu Fujisaki was serialized in the Japanese monthly magazine "Jump SQ." from December 2007 to June 2011. An anime adaptation of the manga by Daume began broadcasting on July 8, 2010 on Fuji Television and concluded later that year on December 30, 2010. North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment simulcasted the series on their online video portal and released the series on DVD & Blu-ray on May 29, 2012.
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Ghost Train (2006 film) Ghost Train (オトシモノ , otoshimono ) is a Japanese horror film released in 2006. It was the first Japanese film that was released in Korea before Japan.
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Ring: Kanzenban Ring: Kanzenban (Japanese: リング 完全版 , Hepburn: Ringu: Kanzenban , lit. ""Ring: The Complete Edition"") is a 1995 Japanese horror film based on the book "Ring" by Koji Suzuki. Unlike that of the later film series the characters remain largely unchanged and in comparison other films made of this novel it is the most accurate in relation to the original text.
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Cult (film) Cult (カルト ) is a 2013 Japanese horror found footage film written and directed by Kôji Shiraishi about the supernatural malevolent forces haunting the Kaneda family. It was released in Japan on July 20, 2013.
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Akira Suzuki (director) Akira Suzuki (すずき あきら , Suzuki Akira ) , also releasing works under the pseudonym Doitsu Suzuki (鈴木 ドイツ , Suzuki Doitsu ) , is a Japanese film, anime and manga author, director and editor. He is born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. He has worked on "", "Ranma ½", "Kodocha", "Maze", "Daltanius", "Trider G7", and "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun", and the films "Voice Without a Shadow", "Eight Hours of Terror", "Virus", "Minbo" and "Nankyoku Monogatari". He works with labels HJ Bunko and MF Bunko J. Suzuki directed the movie "Ranma ½: Ni Hao My Concubine".
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Spring Snow Spring Snow (春の雪 , Haru no Yuki ) is a novel by Yukio Mishima, the first in his Sea of Fertility tetralogy. It was published serially in "Shinchō" from 1965 to 1967, and then in book form in 1969. Mishima did extensive research, including visits to Enshō-ji in Nara, to prepare for the novel.
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Living Death (film) Living Death (Korean: 불신지옥 lit. "Distrust Hell", also known as Possessed) is a 2009 South Korean horror film written and directed by Lee Yong-ju. The film received 248,503 admissions in South Korea.
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Korean melodrama Korean melodrama refers to a subgenre of melodrama, which drew largely on native Korean narrative and theatrical forms through adaptations of traditional folk tales and pansori. This genre also drew its influences from Japanese theatrical "shimpa" and early Hollywood films.