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?
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.
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.