Koji Suzuki - Ring

'Listen. Watch. Until the end. You will be consumed by the lost.'

British journalist Mitchell Hooper lives in Tokyo with his wife Toni. When he begins investigating the mysterious deaths of four teenagers, he discovers a nightmarish secret. They all died after watching the same video tape.

When Mitchell watches the tape himself, he is cursed to die in seven days. And so as the countdown to death begins, he must solve the riddle of the curse.

Ring is Japanese horror at its best - a radio adaptation of the classic novel by Koji Suzuki, which inspired the infamous 1998 film.

Starring Matthew Gravelle (Broadchurch), Eve Myles (Torchwood), Akira Koieyama (Rush) and Naoko Mori (Torchwood).

Written by Koji Suzuki.

Adapted by Anita Sullivan.

Mitchell ...... Matthew Gravelle

Ryugi ...... Akira Koieyama

Toni ...... Eve Myles

Narrator ...... Naoko Mori

Sadako ...... Naoko Mori

Doctor Nagao ...... Masashi Fujimoto

Tomoko ...... Yuriri Naka

Mai ...... Yuriri Naka

Yuna ...... Heather Emmanuel

To turn up the horror put on your headphones and listen to the immersive 'binaural' mix of the programme for a unique 3D listening experience.

Director: James Robinson

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2015.

A British journalist living in Tokyo investigates the mysterious deaths of four teenagers.

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2015103120161031 (BBC7)
20231029 (BBC7)