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.
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.