The Sprial

International Title:

The Spiral

Japanese Title:

The Spiral

US Title:

Rasen

Alternate Title:

Ring: The Spiral

Production: Ace / Omega Project / Imagica / Kadokawa

Distributor: Toho

Japan Release Date

Japan Running Time

1998

97 Minutes

US Distributor: Dreamworks

US Release Date

US Running Time

2005

97 Minutes

Staff
Directed by Joji Iida Writing credits Koji Suzuki, Joji Iida Produced by Takashige Ichise, Shinya Kawai Music by La Finca, Yoshihiro Ike, HIIH Cinematography by Makoto Watanabe Film Editing by Hirohide Abe
Cast
Mitsuo Ando Koichi Sato Mai Takano Miki Nakatani Yoshino Yutaka Matsushige Reiko Asakawa Nanako Matsushima Sadako Yamamura Hinako Saeki Ryuji Takayama Hiroyuki Sanada - Tomohiro Okada
Monster Appearances	Aliens, SDF, Misc
None	Sadako
Stock Footage	Other Points of Interest
Ring	Box Office, Pictures, Soundtrack

Box Office
Release Date: January 31st, 1998 (Japan) [Double Billed with Ring] Budget: $2,900,000 (Rough Figure) Distribution Earning: ¥1,000,000,000 / $8,000,000 (Japan, Rough Figure)

DVDs and Blu-rays

	Region 1 Rasen Dreamworks (2005)
	Region 2 The Spiral Pony Canyon (1998)
	Region 2 The Spiral: Hi-Bit Edition Pony Canyon (2003)
	Region 2 The Spiral Pony Canyon (2005)
	Region 4 Ring: The Spiral Madman (2005)
	Blu-Ray Ringu Collection Arrow Video (2019)

Pictures

Reviews

Staff
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Users
Hank Xavier (08/28/2006)	Score: 2/5

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